Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman for his courtesy and his leadership, and all the people that my friend, Barbara Lee, just acknowledged. Mr. Speaker, a century ago, we were in the midst of a prohibition against alcohol. And the problems that my dear friend from Oregon highlighted in terms of the prohibition against cannabis, I agree with him about the horrific situation in southern Oregon, and I look forward to working with him to try and remediate it. But the solution is to be found in this legislation. The problem of the cartels, the illegal activity, the black market, is a result of the fact that the Federal Government does not have its act together. People across the country have acted to take it into their own hands and, as a result, we have a piecemeal approach. Mr. Speaker, 48 States have some form of legalization. What Chairman Nadler and the committee has done is provide a framework to be able to harness the forces, to be able to do the research so we can deal with impairment. The Federal Government interferes with that now. We have an opportunity to solve the horrific problem of lack of access to banking services, which makes dispensaries across the country sitting ducks. It adds to expenses for minorities. It adds to the problems of law enforcement. We face a situation now of great racial injustice in this country that the legislation faces.…”