Earl Blumenauer: “Having the drought in the countryside, not having access to water, moving people to the cities created a situation.”

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…

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

These things aren't going to get enacted into law, they are not going to make a difference to the American people. It is a distraction, it is a sideshow.

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