Part of my message will be to the court as part of the public. Everything i just said suggested the court should then card think hard when it is doing this work. About trying to not politicize and polarize and deeply divide. Inlive in a polarized time the last thing the court should do is look as polarized as every other restitution in america. It would be great to the court to be seen as not that. The only way to be seen as not that is not to be that. I think there is a lesson for the court and how it operates. , theyk there is also should not jump to conclusions so fast on the basis of one decision or another. We are sort of trying our to decide really difficult matters and we are all doing so in good faith. Sometimes it will affect the world is falling in because of one decision. Maybe we will look to other people like the world is falling in because of another decision. You can watch this event tonight at the university of Colorado Law School tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan. The i
Good afternoon. It is not often that i get a musical introduction so i appreciate that very much. I think we will have some fun with our panel when they come up but as i think you know, i believe this is the program, we are going to have a special guest first and a little intimate conversation between this special guest and me and i feel very privileged to be able to chat with them. An old and dear friend, senator john warner. Senator warner is approaching old age but you would never know it. We have been sitting in the back and talking about old times in this race and that race and all kinds of things. I was thinking about his career and that is absolutely incredible because you can go back as far as world war ii and korea. He was in both of those wars, and he did not have to, he did not have to do the second one if he did the first one, but he was always willing to jump in and participate. He did lots of things in between, but lets start with secretary of the navy and early 1970s. Th
At the ceremony, we will hear from current House Speaker nancy pelosi and other congressional leaders. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, speaker of the United States house of representatives. Speaker pelosi good afternoon, everyone. As the speaker of the house, it is my official and personal honor to welcome friends of Speaker John Boehner to the u. S. Capitol on this historic day. The presence of members from both sides of the aisle, from both sides of the capital, is a testament to the respect that all have for john, mr. Speaker. We are pleased to welcome two former speakers. We anticipate speaker gingrich, who is with us, and speaker ryan. Both of them are here. [applause] welcome and extend our gratitude to debbie, lindsay, and tricia, and the entire boehner family for sharing john with this congress and with our country. It is my privilege to invite the delivery of the invocation. I am surrounded by quadrophonic speakers. [laughter] dear god [applause] [laughter] w
Witnesses. Today the committee will hear from witnesses about the challenges that state stanksed businesses in the cannabis owners have when attempting to under the controlled substance act, its considered a schedule one drug. Being categorized as a schedule one means that the possession, distribution or sale of marijuana or other marijuana derived products is illegal under federal law and any proceeds from cannabis related activities remain subject to antiMoney Laundering laws. In the last several years many states have used valid initiatives or referendums that have legalized marijuana in some form, whether for recreational or medical use. Currently there are 11 states plus the district of columbia where it is legal to buy and consume recreational and medical marijuana adds well. And there are 22 states plus d. C. That have approvedmedcal marijuana totaling 33 states in all that have some form of Legal Marijuana. Senators gardner and merkley have introduced Bipartisan Legislation tha
The committee will now come to order. Before we get started. We have to win this panels this morning. Senator brown and i will give our opening remarks first and then we will hear from Senators Gardner and merkley. Once the senators have finished their statements we will proceed with our second panel of witnesses. Today the committee will hear from witnesses about the challenges that state sanction businesses in the cannabis industry have one trying to access mainstream Financial Services. Under the controlled substance act, marijuana, or cannabis is currently considered a schedule one drug. Being categorized as a schedule one drug means that the possession, distribution, or sale of marijuana or other marijuana derive projects is illegal under federal law. Any protests proceeds from cannabis remain subject to anti Money Laundering laws such as the Money Laundering control act. In the last several years many have used legalized marijuana in some form. Whether legal or recreational. Use