Coalition Letter Expressing Concern Ahead of Vote for H.R. 1595, the "Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019"

September 17, 2019 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Steny Hoyer Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer: We write to express our concern about plans to schedule a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1595, the "Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019" (“the banking bill”).[i] We are concerned that if the House approves this bill, it will undermine broader and more inclusive efforts to reform our country’s marijuana laws. The Congress…

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