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Beto O'Rourke's Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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10/24/2019 CNN "Erin Burnett Out Front" - Transcript: "Interview with Beto O'Rourke"
09/15/2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with former Rep. Beto O'Rourke
07/20/2019 Tweet - "We must end solitary confinement, but we also need to: End the school-to-prison pipeline End the War on Drugs End prohibition on marijuana & expunge records End private prisons End mandatory minimums End cash bail Thanks for the question, Matthew. #TownHallForAmerica"
04/18/2018 Allowing the VA to Research Medical Cannabis
03/16/2018 Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget
01/19/2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
01/12/2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
11/28/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws
10/26/2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Ranking Member Walz Calls For VA Research Into Medical Marijuana
04/05/2017 The Better Drive Act
04/04/2017 Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Letter Urging Respect for State Medical Marijuana Laws
04/04/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Lower Prescription Drug Prices
10/14/2016 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Expanded Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage to Combat Opioid Crisis
06/14/2016 Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Call for Affordable Medical Treatment for Opioid Dependency
03/17/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Importance of Public Health-Centered Approach to International Drug Policy
11/20/2015 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, Harold Rogers, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations - Urging Adoption of Amendment to Redirect Cannabis Eradication Funds
06/04/2015 Vote Explanation for H.R. 2578
03/05/2014 Letter to Janet Yellen, Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Thomas Curry of the Comptroller of the Currency, Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Deborah Matz, Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration - Banking Access for Marijuana Businesses
02/12/2014 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reschedule Marijuana
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