Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Our country is facing a national security crisis, an energy crisis, a border crisis, and an economic crisis, but here we are, voting on cannabis legislation. How is this helping our constituents who are paying sky-high prices at the gas pump? How does this strengthen our military and help secure America? How does this address Biden's record-breaking surge of illegal immigrants at our southern border? How does this help us to leave a stronger, safer, more secure America for our children and our children's children? Simple answer: It doesn't. We are here today to vote to get America high. In States with legalized marijuana, there are more marijuana-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations than any other category. Patients in a study using marijuana to treat pain, anxiety, and depression failed to report improved symptoms, and the continued use of marijuana brought risk of addiction known as cannabis abuse disorder. The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that about 30 percent of marijuana users have some form of use disorder. In Colorado, the Speaker's home State and the leading State for legalizing marijuana, there was a 25 percent increase in CUD among 12- to 17-year-olds. These are our children. Allowing children, who don't know how to rationalize long-term effects of drugs, to use a gateway drug for recreational or medicinal purposes is reckless, negligent, careless, and irresponsible.…”