Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says that a bipartisan marijuana banking bill is among the policy priorities his chamber will “work very hard” to enact this year ahead of the upcoming elections.
During a leadership press briefing on Wednesday, Schumer was asked what he thinks the Senate could “realistically” be expected to pass before November.
He said that passing the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act is among the legislative items he hopes to enact, as well as rail safety legislation, insulin affordability and other issues.
“As you know, many of the bills we’ve passed are bipartisan,” he said, adding that “we’re going to work very hard on many different things.”
“We believe very strongly in so many things, and we are going to continue to work on the agenda that we put before us. We first have to fund the government—the supplemental is very important,” he said. “But after that, you will see us turn to many of the bills that we passed: the SAFER Act, safety on the rails, [the RECOUP Act], so many other things.”
The House of Representatives did pass an appropriations package on Wednesday, with several cannabis provisions attached such as protecting
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