January 3, 2017 –On his first day as Senate minority leader, Schumer tells CNN that Senate Democrats plan to hold President-elect Donald Trump accountable but will also work with him if he supports legislation that is true to the Democratic Party’s principles.
March 2, 2017 – Schumer calls on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign in the wake of a report that Sessions met with the Russian ambassador to the US during the presidential campaign, contradicting his testimony during his Senate confirmation hearing. Sessions does not resign but recuses himself from involvement in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
January 19, 2018 – Schumer meets with Trump at the White House to discuss a deal that could avert a looming government shutdown. Schumer offers to increase military spending and fully fund border security measures in exchange for a pledge to protect beneficiaries of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). Trump ulti
Cannabis banking in 2021: Changes in Washington will change your credit union
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An ever increasing number of credit unions around the country have been responsibly banking cannabis businesses (specifically marijuana) for years by following the compliance framework outlined in FinCEN’s 2014 guidance “BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses”. However, in the 35 states (plus DC and Puerto Rico) that have legalized marijuana, some credit unions remain unwilling to bank cannabis businesses, FinCEN guidance notwithstanding, until it becomes federally legal. Under the previous administration there was little expectation of significant federal marijuana reform due to publicly expressed anti-marijuana sentiment among ranking Republicans, but now that the Democrats have taken control of both the executive and legislative branches there’s a very good chance this will change in 2021.
Published January 27, 2021 | By John Schroyer
Now that President Joe Biden has been sworn in and Democrats have taken control of Congress, many cannabis industry executives might expect some reform of federal marijuana policy within the next two years – and perhaps even full legalization.
The key question is how far Congress and the new Biden administration will go.
The industry’s current optimism is well-founded.
As a senator, Vice President Kamala Harris was a prime sponsor of the MORE Act, which would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. The House passed its version of that bill in December.
Moreover, newly minted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has voiced support for federal legaliza
Democratic-led Senate could clear a path to marijuana legalization
Piecemeal cannabis bills will have a better shot, however, than large-scale change.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer takes off his mask as he arrives to speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. | AP Photo/Susan Walsh
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Democrats taking control of the Senate decided Wednesday by Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff s win over GOP Sen. David Perdue in the Georgia Senate runoff election significantly changes the prospects for passing cannabis legislation in the new Congress.
But don’t expect President-elect Joe Biden to sign a comprehensive legalization bill by Easter.
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