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

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

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

Mr. Speaker, on Thursday in Memphis at 10 o'clock, I will be holding the first of a series of health forums on issues of importance to the people of the Ninth District. The one on Thursday will be on the racial difference in breast cancer…

The truth is the drug war failed. Your direction on marijuana is a failure.

I think it is schizophrenia when you offer State issues and preemption and priorities and giving power back to the States, but not when it comes to them having passing laws concerning marijuana.

I would submit, with all due respect to my fellows on the other side, that schizophrenia... could be described as a party that talks about saving money all the time and being concerned with deficits... but not being concerned and saving…

I don't think the President has been schizophrenic. The President hasn't gone nearly as far as I would like to see him go on this issue because it is a freedom issue.

But the fact is we need to put our priorities toward heroin and meth.

Maybe marijuana doesn't kill you; heroin does and meth does. They are different.

And the fact that we spend so much time arresting people is sinful.