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Green green: Third District Congressman Frank Lucas, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, was noncommittal about pending legislation dealing with the burgeoning state-sanctioned marijuana industry’s access to the bank system.

“I have historically opposed access to the banking system for substances that are illegal under federal law. It’s obvious there is a growing consensus to protect small businesses and financial institutions who provide banking services to licensed marijuana businesses. While I think it will pass the U.S. House of Representatives, I can’t predict H.R. 1595’s future in the U.S. Senate,” Lucas told the McCarville Report.

Banks steer clear of marijuana-related businesses because it is illegal under federal law.

Dots and dashes: Congress returns after a week’s recess. ... Fourth District Congressman Tom Cole renewed his call for a bipartisan commission similar to one authorized in the 1980s to address looming deficits in the Social Security trust fund. ... U.S. Sen. James Lankford endorsed President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding free speech on college campuses. Some conservatives believe their voices are being suppressed by academia. ... Langston University received $1.8 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture research grants, Lucas announced. ... The Washington Times endorsed U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s proposal to make English the official language of the United States.

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