Termtime Starts Again – Everybody’s Excited.. How Long Will This Last? Senate Banking Committee Chair Aims To Advance Marijuana Bill Within ‘The Next Six Weeks’

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A key Senate committee chairman says that he’s spoken with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) about moving bipartisan marijuana banking legislation, which he hopes to advance along with several other priority bills “in the next six weeks.”

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) told Punchbowl News on Monday that the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act is one of the top bills on his fall legislative agenda. And while he didn’t comment on the substance of his conversation with Schumer, the majority leader has made clear in letters to colleagues and in a floor speech on Tuesday that cannabis banking is a priority.

“We want to get RECOUP. We want to get SAFE Banking. We already have, in the NDAA, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. All three of those are my priorities,” Brown said, referencing banking accountability and opioid-related enforcement legislation in addition to the marijuana measure. “We want to do all that in the next six weeks.”

Senate Banking Committee Chair Aims To Advance Marijuana Bill Within ‘The Next Six Weeks’

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