Who?
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) — Chair, House Freedom Caucus
LISTEN: Laslo & Harris
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you feel like we're closer on reconciliation?*
*President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill”
Key Harris:
“Just say ‘no’ to drugs,” Rep. Andy Harris tells Ask a Pol founder and professor Matt Laslo.
“I say ‘yes’ to drugs,” Laslo replies.
“Don’t say that in public, man,” Harris replies.
“Someone's gotta test ‘em,” Laslo laughs.
ICYMI — Laslo’s not shy about his drug past & medicinal present
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Caught our ear:
“No comment,” Harris tells CNN after Ask a Pol interviewed Harris.
Below, you’ll find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Andy Harris
SCENE: Hours after far-right Republicans and their more moderate counterparts huddled with Speaker Mike Johnson this week, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo sees Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris walking towards a mob of reporters on the US Capitol’s steps.
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Laslo rushes to get the congressman 1 on 1 about the negotiators — which have since fallen apart — but Harris refuses to answer. Instead, Harris just wanted to talk marijuana policy…
Matt Laslo: “Were you in that meeting today?”
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Andy Harris: “No marijuana, man.”
Laslo laughs.
AH: “Just say ‘no’ to drugs.”
ML: “How'd that meeting go?”
AH: “Just say ‘no’ to drugs.”
ML: “Do you feel like we're closer on reconciliation?”
AH: “Just say ‘no’ to drugs.”
ML: “I say ‘yes’ to drugs.”
AH: “Don’t say that in public, man.”
ML: “Someone's gotta test ‘em.”
AH: “Don't say that in public.”
Laslo laughs.
Manu Raju (CNN): “Are you still a no on this bill?”
AH: “No comment.”
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