Earl Blumenauer: “I appreciate the President staking out a bolder vision, in terms of what we should be looking at in a year.”

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…

I find this hearing very meaningful.

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

I seek the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.