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Senator Scorecard
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Chuck Schumer (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
S. 683: CARERSComments
"It's a tough issue. We talk about the comparison to alcohol, and obviously alcohol is legal and I'm hardly a prohibitionist, but it does a lot of damage," Schumer said. "The view I have, and I'm a little cautious on this, is let's see how the state experiments work." He added that lawmakers should view states like Colorado and Washington, who have legalized recreational pot, as "laboratories" to see if legalization could work on a larger scale. "I'd be a little cautious here at the federal level, and see the laboratories of the states, see their outcomes before we make a decision," he said. Todd then asked the senator if he believes states should be allowed to legalize marijuana without federal intervention. "Yes," Schumer said. "I think having the states experiment is a good idea." -January 2014 (Link)
Congressional Scorecard
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Jerrold (Jerry) Nadler (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: A+Votes
Cosponsor
H.R. 1538: CARERS
*H.R. 525: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015
H.R. 1635: Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015
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Richard Hanna (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: B+Votes
Cosponsor
HR 1538 CARERS
*H.R. 525 Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015
*H.R. 667 Veterans Equal Access Act
*H.R. 1635 Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015 -
Hakeem Jeffries (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: B+Votes
Cosponsor
*H.R. 2076 Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015
H.R. 1940 Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015
H.R. 1538 CARERS Act of 2015 -
Yvette Clarke (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Chris Collins (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Joe Crowley (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Eliot Engel (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Chris Gibson (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
H.R. 525: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 -
Brian Higgins (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Steve Israel (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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John Katko (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
H.R. 1635: Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015 -
Nita Lowey (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
H.R. 525: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 -
Carolyn Maloney (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Sean Patrick Maloney (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
H.R. 1538: CARERS Act of 2015 -
Gregory Meeks (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Grace Meng (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Charles Rangel (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
*H.R. 2076: Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015
H.R. 1635 Charlotte's Web Medical Access Act of 2015 -
Thomas Reed (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
Cosponsor
*H.R. 667 Veterans Equal Access Act -
Kathleen Rice (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Jose E. Serrano (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Louise Slaughter (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Nydia Velazquez (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Lee Zeldin (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: BVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Daniel Donovan (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: CVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Peter King (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: CVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Elise Stefanik (R)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: CVotes
No sponsorships or comments
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Paul Tonko (D)
NEW YORK
NORML Grade: CVotes
Cosponsor
H.R. 525: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015
Comments
“Medical marijuana reform is not just one-dimensional, we can’t just pick and chose one of these challenges to address,” said the Democratic senator as she talked about the legislation introduced several months ago. “A collaborative approach will solve more problems, help more people, and create a better framework for reform.” Sep 2015