Nancy Mace

We're not flushing it down the toilet or putting through it through a shredder, not now, not ever--the rule of law, and ensure Americans have the security they need to prosper and achieve their American dream.

We must also confront rising discrimination and violence against Asian Americans.

We must confront a spike in anti-Semitism in the United States with documented cases of target harassment assaults against Jewish Americans on the rise in recent years.

I've had my car keyed. I've had my family, including my children, threatened for political positions that I have taken.

Americans of all races, religions, creeds deserve to achieve their American dream in a secure society where they don't have to fear harm.

I have learned a lot, and have enjoyed the colloquy and the debate that we have had and learning that we agree on so much.

A treaty is primarily a compact between independent nations, and our Constitution declares this Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof and all treaties made shall be the supreme law of the land.

I want to thank President Biden for his executive order. I mean, he's looking at rescheduling cannabis.

As you mentioned, Blacks, Browns--Brown folks and African Americans are four times as likely to be arrested.

Thank you for holding this hearing, and I look forward to your questions.

Ranking Member Mace, present today, has championed the States Reform Act, which provides a Federal regulatory framework for cannabis.

There's no reason, with the rate of veteran suicide today, that any veteran in our country should be denied access to medical cannabis to prevent their suicides from happening.

Every state is different, and the States Reform Act respects the laws of every single state in the country.

The States Reform Act puts power back where it should be at the state level.

In bright red South Carolina, medical cannabis is supported by the vast majority of South Carolina residents.

If I can make it, anybody can. And this plant literally saved my life.

This issue is personal. I was raped when I was 16 years old, and it was a devastating event in my life.

Our Nation looks so divided on the outside, but today this is an example where we can work together.

This is a great day in America, and it's a true honor to be here.

So a message today to Republicans and Democrats alike on this and any other issue is that if you're willing to work with me, I am willing to work with you.

Finding common ground on this issue should not be difficult.

And I would encourage Senator Schumer, Senator Booker, my colleagues in the House on both sides of the aisle, with the divisiveness in our Nation today, show the American people how we can work together.

If we treat cannabis like alcohol, we have all the regulation that we need.

Cannabis is an area where we can work together on both sides of the aisle to prohibit more of those inequities.

If you are Black or Brown or African American you are four times as likely to be arrested for cannabis over Whites.