REP. NANCY MACE HOLDS FIRST CANNABIS HEARING IN OVERSIGHT THIS CONGRESS

Chairman Jamie Raskin and Ranking Republican Nancy Mace Hold Oversight Subcommittee Hearing Addressing Bipartisan Cannabis Reform on the One-Year Anniversary of the Mace’s State Reform Act

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-01), Ranking Member on the Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Chairman of the Subcommittee Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) held a bipartisan hearing on the developments in state cannabis laws and reforms at the federal level. Rep. Mace issued the following statement on this landmark hearing: 

“On the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the States Reform Act (H.R.5977), we are taking another important step in the fight for cannabis access,” said Rep. Mace. “Today’s hearing marks a historic moment in time as bipartisan members of Congress come together to discuss the archaic and oppressive cannabis policies holding us back for far too long. We must reach across the aisle to pass common sense cannabis reforms like the States Reform Act.”

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ABOUT

Congresswoman Nancy Mace grew up in the Lowcountry. She is the daughter of a retired Army General and retired school teacher. Before being sworn into Congress, Nancy earned accolades as one of the most fiscally conservative members of the South Carolina General Assembly; she’s also one of the most pro-conservation lawmakers in the state of South Carolina. Nancy is the recipient of the 2019 Taxpayer Hero Award from the South Carolina Club for Growth; she has a 100% record of voting to lower taxes. Nancy is also the recipient of the Champion Award from Palmetto Goodwill for her efforts in education and in helping those most in need receive job training; she has a 100 percent rating with Conservation Voters of South Carolina.