Earl Blumenauer: “It seems to me that you are independent of Congress.”

I find this hearing very meaningful.

But reauthorizing the programs without improving them is a missed opportunity.

We have $163 billion a year that is not paid by the top 1 percent of American taxpayers.

I deeply appreciate the leadership of my friend from Florida, and his personal experience adds particular impact to his leadership on this. Another tireless champion for rational cannabis reform is Congresswoman Barbara Lee, with whom I…