I am concerned that in the five years after the colonoscopy debacle at the Miami VA, nothing has changed.

I do not dispute the report's findings but instead am interested in learning what Congress and our VA medical centers can do to help prevent incidents like these from reoccurring in my home and at VA medical centers across America.

While I do not sit on the VA Committee, today's hearing touches on an issue that unfortunately has affected veterans and their families in my home of Memphis, Tennessee.

Let me suggest to you that it is my understanding under Title 21 that you have the authority to initiate a request to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to do a study to look into marijuana and Schedule 1.

In my humble opinion, and I think the majority of the people in this country, there is no way that marijuana should be Schedule 1 because it is not in the same class as heroin and LSD as it in the Code, which breeds contempt for our laws.

Schedule 1 says you cannot do any research on it. Why will you not ask the Secretary under Title 21, Chapter 13, to initiate that program to get marijuana out of Schedule 1? It is obviously not Schedule 1.

I appreciate what you have done, and some of the statements you have made have been most forward moving.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Because the basic respect for the law is so important and what we do as legislators, Congress people is pass laws.

Therefore, it needs to be rectified. Because the foundation of our society rests upon the law.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do thank you for putting this together.