WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2022: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement following the tragic mass shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia. "For too long, our nation has remained on edge because we all know it is just a matter of days or weeks before we hear about another horrific mass shooting, exemplified by the two back-to-back tragedies in Colorado and Virginia," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. "While more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Nov. 15, 2022, entitled "Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level": * * * Last month, President Biden announced that he was issuing a blanket pardon to people who had been convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law, and he said t more PR