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On thursday, a house subcommittee looked at marijuana use, its legalization in some states and its relation to Transportation Safety. Issues included the ability to operate vehicles, testing for marijuana use, and the challenges inin creating a federal standard for Donald Rumsfeld driving under the influence of socalled recreational drugs. Witnesses include a representative of the center for Substance Abuse prevention. This is an hour and 40 minutes. Its chaired by florida congressman john micah. Good morning. Id like to welcome everyone to the committee on government oversight and reform and our subcommittee hearing this morning. This is the subcommittee on government operations. Welcome our Ranking Member, mr. Connolly, and other who is may join us this m ....
The irs, now retired. And i asked them what they thought of what was going on at the irs. I heard despicable behavior every step of the way. The irs, no longer credible. I think, at this point, mr. Chairman, id like to yield back. Thank you, chairman. In regular order, this is helpful to have a second round. Commissioner, theres been approximately a year of production of emails. In your earlier hearing, i remember it might take two years sort of an estimate. Well, let me ask you a question. Have you reviewed the timeline when this committee issued lawful demands for lois ler lois lerneres emails, have you reviewed the timeline of who did what and when . No. Would you be prepared to deliver to us a timeline, meaning calendars, activities of individuals who were charged with going out and finding those email sns. With over 250 people doing that work no, actually, youve had people redacting and legally reviewing. Im only talking about who went and got the information, the emails, who accu ....
Statements but that still kills almost 10,000 people every year on our hoiighways. Now were becoming xhoee ining concerned it highlights the use of marijuana use. Among the more egregious drug involved accidents are a Recreational Boating accident in florida that killed five. A day caravan driver in memphis, tennessee, who was high and crashed causing five deaths. And a railroad next chase, maryland, that killed 16 thats already been referred to. But why dont have a good idea of the number of drug related transportation fatalities. Were not surprised about the growing evidence of drug use by drivers, pilots and others, however, given that as weve heard, many states have authorized medical marijuana programs and two states have decriminalized Recreational Use of the drug. In addition, recent news reports noted pressure to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level as ....