Dan Bishop: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from Texas' comment that the MORE Act would make us…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from Texas' comment that the MORE Act would make us safer calls for a specific response. As Representative Jordan just said, the fact that the MORE Act is on the floor at this time epitomizes Democrats' misplaced priorities. But it also puts on display their inclination to reckless disregard of consequences. Just like the clarion call to defund the police, followed rapidly by astonished surprise over the ensuing surge in violence, Democrats' rush to legalize marijuana without any heed or response to the rising epidemic of drug driving across the country would mean more dead and injured Americans on our highways. Consider this: since 2013, in Washington State, the number of fatal crash drivers who tested positive for THC has more than doubled. In Vermont, since 2010, fatal crashes linked to marijuana use have skyrocketed by 173 percent following that State's decriminalization. Forty-seven percent of Oregonians who died in a car crash in 2018 tested positive for marijuana, according to the Oregon State Police. More Indiana drivers in deadly car crashes test positive for drugs than for alcohol. The data is clear: when governments liberalize marijuana laws, motorists and passengers die.…”