Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Soft on Drug Policies

Judiciary: House Committee · March 18, 2026

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Opening remarks and thanks

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A committee member opened the hearing, thanked witnesses and attendees, and signaled the topic would address U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats and broader drug policy.

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A House Judiciary Committee member criticized recent U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats as unlawful and counterproductive, warned cuts to treatment and enforcement have weakened drug-fighting capacity, and introduced witness Thomas Padden to testify on the dismantling of Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces.

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