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  • Sen. Jim Banks on SAFER Banking Act: "Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework"
    Aug 13 2025

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    What should we ask Congress next? Let us know! In our latest episode:

    Who?

    Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)

    Ask a Pol asks:

    Do you know where you are on the SAFER Banking Act?

    Key Banks:

    “I’ll have to check,” Sen. Jim Banks exclusively tells Ask a Pol. ”I’m familiar with it from the House, but I haven't seen the latest iteration of it in the Senate.”

    Caught our ear:

    “Gonna hold a response on it until I see the framework,” Banks tells us.

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  • Hoeven plays matchmaker, negotiating hemp reform between McConnell and Rand Paul
    Aug 15 2025
    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)LISTEN: Laslo & HoevenIn our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s language to ban hemp with “quantifiable” amounts of THC was stripped out of this year’s agriculture spending bill — enabling the bipartisan measure to move forward — but do you think there’s a way to bridge the divide between McConnell and his libertarian-leaning colleague Rand Paul who tells us his goal remains to "fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry”?Key Hoeven: “There’s a way to do it,” Sen. John Hoeven exclusively told Ask a Pol before the Senate left Washington for their annual August recess. “Between Mitch and Rand, they have different ideas on how you apply the test for hemp and hemp products. They both want a good market for hemp farmers, because that’s a significant crop in Kentucky, which is why I think we’ll get to something.”ICYMI — Parts of interview first used by Marijuana MomentAbout Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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  • Sen. Rand Paul's mission: "fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry”
    Aug 1 2025
    Who?Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:Did we hear your hemp language prevailed?Key Paul:“We’re hoping to fix it so they don’t kill the hemp industry,” Sen. Rand Paul told Ask a Pol Tuesday before the new agreement was announced. “We think there are gonna be some changes in the bill.”Caught our ear:“Soon,” Paul told us.**ICYMI — Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo first sold this to Marijuana Moment through his wire service, The LCBSpecial thanks to Morning Teleportation!Our new intro music comes from our Nashville — by way of Bowling Green, KY —brothers, the amazing Morning Teleportation. Cheers, gents!About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe
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  • House out til fall and Cannabis Caucus still hasn't discussed SAFER Banking Act yet this year
    Jul 25 2025

    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!

    Who?

    Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) — Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee

    In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

    Have you had any conversations about SAFER Banking Act this Congress?

    Key Titus:

    “No, just general ones,” Rep. Dina Titus exclusively tells Aska Pol Drugs. “Nothing that’s very specific…”

    About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.

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  • Unlike Andy Harris' hemp bill, Sen. Wyden claims "most balanced" framework around
    Jul 25 2025

    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!

    Who?

    Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) — Ranking Member, Senate Finance Committee

    In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks:

    What do you make of these efforts to changes to the definition of hemp?

    Key Wyden:

    “Our bill…is the most balanced bill to accommodate all the hemp interests,” Sen. Ron Wyden exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “What we want to do is have a balanced approach that moves as much product in a safe way, respects the safety concerns of families and that's why we spent all this time on it.”

    About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.

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  • Andy Harris' new hemp bill will "completely destroy" industry, Sen. Rand Paul predicts
    Jul 12 2025

    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!

    Who?

    Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)

    In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asked:

    What do you make of House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-MD) latest effort to ban consumable hemp?

    Key Paul:

    “The language they have in the [House] appropriations bill, I think would completely destroy the American hemp industry,” Sen. Rand Paul exclusively told Ask a Pol.

    About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.

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  • Senate sponsors of SAFER Banking marijuana bill have have not met yet in 119th Congress
    Jul 11 2025

    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks lead Senate sponsor of SAFER Banking Act, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR):

    Any update on SAFER Banking Act this Congress?

    Key Merkley:

    “No. We’ve tried to schedule several meetings,” Merkley tells Ask a Pol. “We’ll keep trying to do it.”

    About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.

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  • Fall is earliest Senate will take up cannabis banking, according to new SAFER Banking Act sponsor
    Jun 27 2025

    Who?

    Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) — Senate Banking, House & Urban Affairs Committee*

    *Former lead sponsor Sen. Steve Daines exited the Banking Committee to take a slot on the Foreign Relations Committee, which is when he passed the proverbial torch to Moreno who’s now the lead GOP sponsor of the SAFER Banking Act in the US Senate

    Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode, Ask a Pol asks Sen. Bernie Moreno:

    Any update on the SAFER Banking Act?

    Key Moreno:

    “That’s a tomorrow thing,” Sen. Bernie Moreno exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “We’re in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ mode right now.”

    ICYMI — Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo first sold this interview through his wire service, The LCB

    Caught our ear:

    “Hopefully in the fall,” Moreno tells us.

    About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest.

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