Cannabis banking bill and energy permitting reform were “unrelated items with no relationship to defense,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said, referring to possible additions to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell emphasized Tuesday that he didn’t support year-end efforts to pass a cannabis banking bill and unrelated legislation targeting permits for energy projects.
“House and Senate Democrats are still obstructing efforts to close out the NDAA by trying to jam in unrelated items with no relationship to defense,” McConnell said in a floor speech, referring to possible additions to the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill that aims to protect financial institutions that work with the marijuana industry is known as “SAFE Banking Plus” because it’s expected to include other provisions such as some involving criminal-justice reforms. Analysts have said it has a decent or even strong chance of becoming reality by year’s end.
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