Rep. Clay Higgins Wants to Drug Test Congress

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Rep. Clay Higgins Wants to Drug Test Congress
Lawmakers would be referred to Ethics Committee if they tested positive for drugs
Posted Sep 14, 2018 9:21 AM


Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., a former sheriff’s department captain in Louisiana, has proposed legislation to drug test members of Congress. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Clay Higgins has an idea for how to get Congress to clean up its act: random drug screenings.

“I have observed some behavior that would cause one to wonder,” the Louisiana Republican told the USA Today Network in an interview, apparently joking.

But his proposal to test senators and House members for drug use once per term is no joke. On Thursday, the freshman lawmaker introduced a concurrent resolution to do just that.

It’s about keeping lawmakers accountable to their constituents and staying clean like the millions of Americans who take drug tests every year.

“Elected officials in Washington, D.C., should be subject to the same kind of random drug screenings that blue-collar, working-class Americans have to endure,” Higgins said in a news release.

“Congress shouldn’t get to live by a different set of rules,” he said. “This effort is about maintaining accountability and ensuring sober service to ... the people,” he said.

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http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rep-clay-higgins-wants-drug-test-congress

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Be interesting to see the legislators reaction to this...

Everybody else if going for a job generally has to take a test too.

[SamKnause]

2. Once per term ???

Terms are 2 or 6 years.

What about all the alcoholics ???

If you are going to do it, do it right.

Random drug test monthly.

Breathalyzer daily, when in session.

This is rich coming from a republican: "I have observed some behavior that would cause one to wonder".

What about the president ???

Will they be included ???

[dameatball]

3. Well, then why not the President, the cabinet and SCOTUS?

Let's take a guess. Which party is generally more lenient toward marijuana? So.....which party would seemingly be more likely to use it? I'm just guessing, but sounds like it would be more Democrats. Political stunt by a freshman Rep.


I wonder who decides what "random" means.

[world wide wally]

4. I would guess about 75% are on some kind of prescription drug.

But they would mainly looking for marijuana.
Would Colorado and Washington reps be exempt?

[Sherman A1]

5. This is a plan from a GOP source with which I can agree

most every workplace has a drug testing policy. Sometimes it is an aggressive one and others more passive, but for those who make the laws of this land I believe that some sort of testing is in order.