Do we have the same medication rules in place in every jurisdiction in the United States or even in all the major racing States? The answer to that then, as it is now, is no.

New Jersey has always had a special relationship with horses.

Do we have the same testing rules and procedures in place everywhere, including best out of practices--out-of-competition testing practices? And, frankly, that is the way you catch cheaters. And the answer to that is no.

wildfires are becoming more frequent and more dangerous and more destructive due to the impacts of climate change.

Today the Subcommittee will have an important hearing about federal cannabis policies.

The numbers are clear--and alarming. While women and people of color make up over fifty percent of our population, broadcast ownership by them hovers around ten percent.

I can do something about the DEA and the FDA not making marijuana available for patients who need it.

Representation matters because the people behind the scenes influence the programming that we see and hear.

The numbers are clear and alarming. While women and people of color make up over 50 percent of our population, broadcast ownership by them hovers around ten percent and we have to do better.

That is why I am looking forward to hearing from the panel of agency witnesses who agreed to appear before the Subcommittee today.

I do not think anyone can dispute that ownership of our media does not reflect the diversity of our country.

In my home state of New Jersey, for example, state law allows for the use of medical cannabis.