The Dr. Benjamin Rush Amendment
On August 31, 2017 the Drug Enforcement Agency unleashed a senseless war on mitragyna speciosa, citing it as being dangerous and having no medicinal benefit. The Dr. Benjamin Rush Amendment could be a powerful tool for ensuring this never happens. The Rush Amendment promises each of us, as citizens, the freedom to not only treat ourselves holistically, but also the ability to choose better and more affordable health care. Even if you do not support kratom, this amendment stands to benefit every American when it comes to medicine and health care.
The History
Mitragyna speciosa is a tropical evergreen tree native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia. It is part of the rubiaceae family; which is a family of flowering tropical plants, trees and shrubs. Coffee is produced from this rubiaceae species of plants. For countless decades the leaves have been harvested for holistic health treatment and as a natural form of energy by the natives. The locals have used it the same way most Americans consume coffee or caffeine drinks, and have thus learned to implement what is found abundantly in their surroundings, just as nature intended for it to happen. In the past few years the number of Americans adding mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom, into their home arsenal for its many pain relieving, anxiolytic and healing properties has greatly increased. This undoubtedly has spawned concern amongst those in charge.
The Problem
Kratom, mitragyna speciosa, has numerous health benefits and countless people have opted for a more holistic approach over the current pharmaceutical monopoly. The issue; however, is that the DEA and FDA have banned together to wage an unnecessary war upon kratom and its advocates, claiming for safety and health purposes that it should be banned. Advocates unknowingly have a weapon at their fingertips, one that could end this war. It is named the Dr. Benjamin Rush Amendment, named after the well-respected doctor and writer who penned it.1 This amendment states that Americans have the right to treat themselves with natural herbs and any/all other means necessary without any involvement from the government, as long as it does no harm to others. This is the key to ending this outrage. If this amendment was enacted in each state, the fact is, advocates could rest easy knowing they have some control over their lives after all and the war would end.
The Solution
“The Constitution of this Republic should make special provision for medical freedom. To restrict the art of healing to one class will constitute the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-American and despotic…Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize into an undercover dictatorship to restrict the art of healing to one class of Men and deny equal privileges to others; the Constitution of the Republic should make a Special privilege for medical freedoms as well as religious freedom.”2 “The People and any lawful inhabitant, resident, or sojourner of the state of (Your state) shall have freedom of choice and practice of any health or medical care modalities as they deem in their own personal best interest and judgment.”2
A strong message delivered by Dr. Benjamin Rush, a well-respected physician and medical professor and creator of the Rush Amendment. Dr. Rush also acted as an early surgeon general to all Continental armies. As a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Rush represented the State of Pennsylvania and authored several important books, often scripting them from the floor of Congress.3 Dr. Rush was a revolutionary and a patriot. He had a true vision of freedom. He knew that if the ability to treat one’s self holistically was hindered, then the health of the nation would fail. Unfortunately, that is where advocates of kratom are finding themselves today, up against the wall with little assistance from the government that was sworn to protect them. A few key points to the amendment:
- Freedom of choice in health care/medical practice
- Restatement of the 10th amendment
- It is about our natural rights as a citizen
- Freedom to treat illnesses by any means, as long as it hurts no one
- Freedom for physicians to treat patients holistically and naturally
- The ability to procure medications without a prescription from a physician
- Freedom from government mandates
- Improved health care affordability
Get Involved
Americans are now plagued with expensive, cut-rate health care. The kicker is we are railroaded into purchasing this and are unable to do much about it until now. As a citizen, it is our right and patriotic duty to reach out by phone, email, or even a hand-written letter to your state Congressman asking for them to support and enact the Rush Amendment in your state. These plants offer health benefits unlike what man has created in laboratories, and unless each of us act that is threatened.
To help get the Rush Amendment passed, it is imperative that we each contact our state representatives for Congress. To make things easier I have included the names, addresses, and phone numbers for each state representative according to their respective district. Call or write them and ask for them to push the Rush Amendment through. It just might make the difference needed.
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United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 224-3121
Alabama
| 1st District Bradley Byrne (202) 225-4931 |
2nd District Martha Roby (202) 225-2901
3rd District Mike Rogers (202) 225-3261
4th District Robert Aderholdt (202) 225-4876
5th District Mo Brooks (202) 225-4801
6th District Gary Palmer (202) 225-4921
7th District Terri A. Sewell (202) 225- 2665
Alaska
At Large Don Young (202) 225-5765
Arizona
1st Tom O’Halleran (202) 225-3361
2nd Martha McSally (202) 225-2542
3rd Raul Grijalva (202) 225-2435
4th Paul A. Gosar (202) 225-2315
5th Andy Biggs (202) 225-2635
6th David Schweikert (202) 225-2190
7th Ruben Gallego (202) 225-4065
8th Trent Franks (Vacant) (202) 225-4576
9th Krysten Sinema (202) 225-9888
Arkansas
1st Rick Crawford (202) 225-4076
2nd French Hill (202) 225-2506
3rd Steve Womack (202) 225-4301
4th Bruce Westerman (202) 225-3772
California
1st Doug LaMalfa (202) 225-3076
2nd Jared Huffman (202) 225-5161
3rd John Garamendi (202) 225-1880
4th Tom McClintock (202) 225-2511
5th Mike Thompson (202) 225-3311
6th Doris O. Matsui (202) 225-7163
7th Ami Bera (202) 225-5716
8th Paul Cook (202) 225-5861
9th Jerry McNerney (202) 225-1947
10th Jeff Denham (202) 225-4540
11th Mark DeSaulnier (202) 225-2095
12th Nancy Pelosi (202) 225-4965
13th Barbara Lee (202) 225-2661
14th Jackie Speier (202) 225-3531
15thEric Swalwell (202) 225- 5065
16th Jim Costa (202)225-3341
17th Ro Khanna (202) 225-2631
18th Anna G. Eshoo (202) 225-8104
19th Zoe Lofgren (202) 225-3072
20th Jimmy Panetta (202) 225-2861
21st David Valadao (202) 225-4695
22nd Devin Nunes (202) 225-2523
23rd Kevin McCarthy (202) 225-2915
24th Salud Carbajal (202) 225- 3601
25th Steve Knight (202) 225-1956
26th Julia Brownley (202) 225-5811
27th Judy Chu (202) 225-5464
28th Adam Schiff (202) 225-4176
29th Tony Cardenas (202) 225-6131
30th Brad Sherman (202) 225-5911
31st Pete Aguilar (202) 225-3201
32nd Grace Napolitano (202) 225-5256
33rd Ted Lieu (202) 225-3976
34th Jimmy Gomez 9202) 225-6235
35th Norma Torres (202) 225-6161
36th Raul Ruiz (202) 225-5330
37th Karen Bass (202) 225-7084
38th Linda Sanchez (202) 225-6676
39th Ed Royce (202) 225-4111
40th Lucille Roybal-Allard (202) 225-1776
41st Mark Takano (202) 225-2305
42nd Ken Calvert (202) 225-1986
43rd Maxine Winters (202) 225-2201
44th Nanette Barragan (202) 225-8220
45th Mimi Walters (202) 225-5611
46th Luis J. Correa (202) 225-2965
47th Alan Lowenthal (202) 225-7924
48th Dana Rohrabacher (202) 225-2415
49th Darrell Issa (202) 225-3906
50th Duncan D. Hunter (202) 225-5672
51st Juan Vargas (202) 225- 8045
52nd Scott Peters (202) 225-0508
53rd Susan Davis (202) 225-2040
Colorado
1st Diana DeGette (202) 225-4431
2nd Jared Polis (202) 225-4761
3rd Scott Tipton (202) 225-4761
4th Ken Buck (202) 225- 4676
5th Doug Lamborn (202) 225-4422
6th Mike Coffman (202) 225- 7882
7th Ed Perlmutter (202) 225-2645
Connecticut
1st John B. Larson (202) 225-2265
2nd Joe Courtney (202) 225-2076
3rd Rosa DeLauro (202) 225- 3661
4th Jim Himes (202) 225-5541
5th Elizabeth Esty (202) 225- 4476
Delaware
At Large Lisa Blunt-Rochester (202) 225-4165
District of Columbia
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (202) 225-8050
Florida
1st Matt Gaetz (202) 225-4136
2nd Neal Dunn (202) 225-5235
3rd Ted Yoho (202) 225- 5744
4th John Rutherford (202) 225-2501
5th Al Lawson (202) 225- 0123
6th Ron DeSantis (202) 225-2706
7th Stephanie Murphey (202) 225-4035
8th Bill Posey (202) 225- 3671
9th Darren Soto (202) 225-9889
10th Val Demings (202) 225-2176
11th Daniel Webster (202) 225-1002
12th Gus M. Bilirakis (202) 225-5755
13th Charlie Crist (202) 225-5961
14th Kathy Castor (202) 225-3376
15th Dennis Ross (202) 225- 1252
16th Vern Buchanan (202) 225-5015
17th Tom Rooney (202) 225-5792
18th Brian Mast (202) 225-3026
19th Francis Rooney (202) 225-2536
20th Alcee L. Hastings (202) 225-1313
21st Lois Frankel (202) 225-9890
22nd Ted Deutch (202) 225-3001
23rd Debbie Wasserman Schultz (202) 225-7931
24th Frederica Wilson (202) 225-4506
25th Mario Diaz- Balart (202) 225-4211
26th Carlos Curbelo (202) 225-2778
27th Ilbeana Ros-Lehtinen (202) 225-3931
Georgia
1st Buddy Carter (202) 225-5831
2nd Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (202) 225-3631
3rd A. Drew Ferguson (202) 225-5901
4th Henry C. “Hank” Jr. Johnson (202) 225-1605
5th John Lewis (202) 225-3801
6th Karen C. Handel (202) 225-4501
7th Robert Woodall (202) 225-4272
8th Austin Scott (2)2) 225-6531
9th Goug Collins (202) 225-9893
10th Jody Hice (202) 225-4101
11th Barry Loudermilk (202) 225-2931
12th Allen Rick (202) 225-2823
13th David Scott (202) 225-2939
14th Tom Graves (202) 225-5211
Guam
Delegate Madeleine Bordallo (202) 225-1188
Hawaii
1st Colleen Hanabusa (202) 225-2726
2nd Tulsi Gabbard (202) 225-4906
Idaho
1st Raul R. Labrador (202) 225-6611
2nd Mike Simpsom (202) 225-5531
Illinois
1st Bobby Rush (202) 225-4372
2nd Robin Kelly (202) 225-0773
3rd Daniel Lipinkski (202) 225-5701
4th Luis Gutierrez (202) 225-8203
5th Mike Quigley (202)225-4061
6th Peter Roskam (202) 225-4561
7th Danny K. Davis (202) 225-5006
8th Raja Krishnamoorthi (202) 225-3711
9th Jan Schakowsky (202) 225-2111
10th Bradley Schneider (202) 225-4835
11th Bill Foster (202) 225-3515
12th Mike Bost (202) 225-5661
13th Rodney Davis (202) 225-2371
14th Randy Hultgren (202) 225-2976
15th John Shimkus (202) 225-5271
16th Adam Kinzinger (202) 225-3635
17th Cherri Bustos (202) 225-5905
18th Darin LaHood (202) 225-6201
Indiana
1st Peter Visclosky (202) 225-2461
2nd Jackie Walorski (202) 225-3915
3rd Jim Banks (202) 225-4436
4th Todd Rockita (202) 225-5037
5th Susan W. Brooks (202) 225-2276
6th Luke Messer (202) 225-3021
7th Andre Carson (202) 225-4011
8th Larry Bucshon (202) 225-4636
9th Trey Hollingsworth (202) 225-5315
Iowa
1st Rod Blum (202) 225-2911
2nd David Loebsack (202) 225-6576
3rd David Young (202) 225-5476
4th Steve King (202) 225-4426
Kansas
1st Roger Marshall (202) 225-2715
2nd Lynn Jenkins (202) 225-6601
3rd Kevin Yoder (202) 225-2865
4th Ron Estes (202) 225-6216
Kentucky
1st James Comer (202) 225-3115
2nd S. Brett Guthrie (202) 225-3501
3rd John A. Yarmuth (202) 225-5401
4th Thomas Massie (202) 225-3465
5th Harold Rogers (202) 225-4601
6th Andy Barr (202) 225-4706
Louisiana
1st Steve Scalise (202) 225-3015
2nd Cedric Richmond (202) 225-6636
3rd Clay Higgins (202) 225-2031
4th Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
5th Ralph Abraham (202) 225-8490
6th Garrett graves (2020 225-3901
Maine
1st Chellie Pingree (202) 225-6116
2nd Bruce Poliquin (202) 225-6306
Maryland
1st Andy Harris (202) 225-5311
2nd C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (202) 225-3061
3rd John P. Sarbanes (202) 225-4016
4th Anthony Brown (202) 225-8699
5th Steny H. Hoyer (202) 225-4131
6th John Delaney (202) 225-2721`
7th Elijah Cummings (202) 225-4741
8th Jamie Raskin (202) 225-5341
Massachusetts
1st Richard E. Neal (202) 225-5601
2nd James McGovern (202) 225-6101
3rd Niki Tsongas (202) 225-3411
4th Jospeh P. Kennedy III (2020 225-5931
5th Katherine Clark (202) 225-2836
6th Seth Moulton (202) 225-8020
7th Michael E. Capuano (2020 225-5111
8th Stephen P. Lynch (202) 225-8273
9th William Keating (202) 225-3111
Michigan
1st Jack Bergman (202) 225-4735
2nd Bill Huizenga (202) 225-4401
3rd Justin Amash (202) 225-3831
4th John Moolenaar (202) 225-3561
5th Daniel Kildee (202) 225-3611
6th Fred Upton (202) 225-3761
7th Tim Walberg (202) 225-6276
8th Mike Bishop (2020 225-4872
9th Sander Levin (202) 225-4961
10th Paul Mitchell (202) 225-2106
11th Dave Trott (202) 225-8171
12th Debbie Dingell (202) 225-4071
13th John Conyers (202) 225-5126
14th Brenda Lawrence (202) 225-5802
Minnesota
1st Timothy J. Walz (202) 225-2472
2nd Jason Lewis (202) 225-2271
3rd Erik Paulsen (202) 225-2871
4th Betty McCollum (2020 225-6631
5th Keith Ellison (202) 225-4755
6th Tom Emmer (202) 225-2331
7th Collin C. Peterson (202) 225-2165
8th Rick Nolan (202) 225-6211
Mississippi
1st Trent Kelly (202) 225-4306
2nd Bennie G. Thompson (202) 225-5876
3RD Gregg Harper (202) 225-5031
4th Steven Palazzo (202) 225-5772
Missouri
1st William “Lacy” Clay Jr. (202) 225-2406
2nd Ann Wagner (202) 225-1621
3rd Blaine Luetkemeyer (202) 225-2956
4th Vicky Hartzler (202) 225-2876
5th Emanuel Cleaver (202) 225-4535
6th Sam Graves (202) 225-7041
7th Billy Long (202) 225-6536
8th Jason Smith (202) 225-4404
Montana
At Large Greg Gianforte (202) 225-3211
Nebraska
1st Jeff Fortenberry (202) 225-4806
2nd Don Bacon (202) 225-4155
3rd Adrian Smith (202) 225-6435
Nevada
1st Dina Titus (202) 225-5965
2nd Mark Amodel (202) 225-6155
3rd Jacky Rosy (202) 225-3252
4th Ruben J. Kihuen (202) 225-9894
New Hampshire
1st Carol Shea-Porter (202) 225-5456
2nd Ann Kuster (202) 225-5206
New Jersey
1st Donald Nacrosee (202) 225-6501
2nd Frank LoBiondo (202) 225-6572
3rd Tom MacArthur (202) 225-4765
4th Chris Smith (202-225-3765
5th Josh Gottheimer (202) 225-4465
6th Frank Pallone Jr. (202) 225-4671
7th Leonard Lance (202) 225-5361
8th Albio Sires (202) 225-7919
9th Bill Pascrell Jr. (202) 225-5751
10th Donald Payne Jr. (2020 225-3436
11th Rodney Frelinghuysen (202) 225-5034
12th Bonnie Watson Coleman (202) 225-5801
New Mexico
1st Michelle Lujan Grisham (202) 225-6316
2nd Steve Pearce (202) 225-2365
3rd Ben R. Lujan (202) 225-6190
New York
1st Lee Zeldin (202) 225-3826
2nd Pete King (202) 225-7896
3rd Thomas Suozzi (202) 225-3335
4th Kathleen Rice (202) 225-5516
5th Gregory W. Meeks (202) 225-3461
6th Grace Meng (202) 225-2601
7th Nydia M. Velazquez (202) 225-2361
8th Hakeem Jeffries (202) 225-5936
9th Yvette D. Clark (202) 225-6231
10th Jarrod Nadler (202) 225-5635
11th Daniel Donovan (202) 225-3371
12th Carolyn Maloney (202) 225-7944
13th Adriano Espaillat (202) 225-4365
14th Joseph Crowley (202) 225-3965
15th Jose E. Serrano (202) 225-4361
16th Eliot Engel (202) 225-2464
17th Nita Lowey (202) 225-6506
18th Sean Patrick Maloney (202) 225-5441
19th John Faso (202) 225-5614
20th Paul D. Tonko (202) 225-5076
21st Elise Stefanik (202) 225-4611
22nd Claudia Tenney (202) 225-3665
23rd Tom Reed (202) 225-3161
24th John Katko (202) 225-3701
25th Louise Slaughter (202) 225-3615
26th Brian Higgins (202) 225-3306
27th Chris Collins (202) 225-5265
North Carolina
1st G.K. Butterfield (202) 225-3101
2nd George Holding (202) 225-3032
3rd Walter B. Jones (202) 225-3415
4th David Price (202) 225-1784
5th Virginia Foxx (202) 225-2071
6th Mark Walker (202) 225-3065
7th David Rouzer (202) 225-2731
8th Richard Hudson (202) 225-3715
9th Robert Pittenger (202) 225-1976
10th Patrick T. McHenry (202) 225-2576
11th Mark Meadows (202) 225-6401
12th Alma Adams (202) 225-1510
13th Ted Budd (202) 225-4531
North Dakota
At Large Kevin Cramer (202) 225-2611
Northern Mariana Islands
Delegate Gregorio Sablan (202) 225-2646
Ohio
1st Steve Chabot (202) 225-2216
2nd Brad Wenstrup (202) 225-3164
3rd Joyce Beatty (202) 225-4324
4th Jim Jordan (202) 225-2676
5th Robert E. Latta (202) 225-6405
6th Bill Johnson (202) 225-5705
7th Bob Gibbs (202) 225-6265
8th Warren Davidson (202) 225-6205
9th Marcy Kaptur (202) 225-4146
10th Michael Turner (202) 225-6465
11th Marcia L. Fudge (202) 225-7032
12th Pat Tiberi (202) 225-5355
13th Tim Ryan (202) 225-5261
14th David Joyce (202) 225-5731
15th Steve Stivers (202) 225-2015
16th Jim Renacci (202) 225-3876
Oklahoma
1st Jim Bridenstine (202) 225-2211
2nd Markwayne Mullin (202) 225-2701
3rd Frank Lucas (202) 225-5565
4th Tom Cole (202) 225-6165
5th Steve Russell (202) 225-2132
Oregon
1st Suzanne Bonamici (202) 225-0855
2nd Greg Walden (202) 225-6730
3rd Earl Blumenauer (202) 225-4811
4TH Peter DiFazio (202) 225-6416
5th Kurt Schrader (202) 225-5711
Pennsylvania
1st Robert Brady (202) 225-4731
2nd Dwight Evans (202) 225-4001
3rd Mike Kelly (202) 225-5406
4th Scott Perry (202) 225-5836
5th Glenn W. Thompson (202) 225-5121
6th Ryan Costello (202) 225-4315
7th Pat Meehan (202) 225-2011
8th Brian Fitzpatrick (202) 225-4276
9th Bill Shuster (202) 225-2431
10th Tom Mariano (2020 225-3731
11th Lou Barletta (202) 225-6511
12th Keith Rothfus (202) 225-2065
13th Brendan Boyle (202) 225-6111
14th Mike Doyle (202) 225-2135
15th Charles W. Dent (202) 225-6411
16th Lloyd Smucker (202) 225-2411
17th Matthew Cartwright (202) 225-5546
18th Tim Murphy (Vacancy) (202) 225-2301
Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzales-Colo`n (202) 225-2615
Rhode Island
1st David Cicilline (202) 225-4911
2nd Jim Langevin (202) 225-2735
South Carolina
1st Mark Sanford (202) 225-3176
2nd Joe Wilson (202) 225-2452
3rd Jeff Duncan (202) 225-5301
4th Trey Gowdy (202) 225-6030
5th Ralph Norman (202) 225-5501
6th James E. Clyburn (202) 225-3315
7th Tom Rice (202) 225-9895
South Dakota
At Large Kristi Noem (202) 225-2801
Tennessee
1st Phil Roe (202) 225-6356
2nd John J. Duncan Jr. (202) 225-5435
3rd Chuck Fleischmann (202) 225-3271
4th Scott DesJarlais (202) 225-6831
5th Jim Cooper (202) 225-4311
6th Diane Black (202) 225-4231
7th Marsha Blackburn (202) 225-2811
8th David Kustoff (202) 225-4714
9th Steve Cohen (202) 225-3265
Texas
1st Louie Gohmert (202) 225-3035
2nd Ted Poe (202) 225-6565
3rd Sam Johnson (202) 225-4201
4th John Ratcliffe (202) 225-6673
5th Jeb Hensarling (202) 225-3484
6th Joe Barton (202) 225-2002
7th John Culbertson (202) 225-2571
8th Kevin Brady (202) 225-4901
9th Al Green (202) 225-7508
10th Michael T. McCaul (202) 225-2401
11th K. Michael Conaway (202) 225-3605
12th Kay Granger (202) 225-5071
13th Mac Thornberry (202) 225-3706
14th Randy Weber (202) 225-2831
15th Vincente Gonzales (202) 225-2531
16th Beto O’Rourke (202) 225-4831
17th Bill Flores (202) 225-6105
18th Sheila Jackson lee (202) 225-3816
19th Jodey Arrington (202) 225-4005
20th Joaquin Castro (202) 225-3236
21st Lamar Smith (202) 225-4236
22nd Pete Olson (202) 225-5951
23rd Will Hurd (202) 225-4511
24th Kenny Merchant (202) 225-6605
25th Roger Williams (202) 225-9896
26th Michael Burgess (202) 225-7772
27th Blake Farenthold (202) 225-7742
28th Henry Cuellar (202) 225-1640
29th Gene Green (202) 225-1688
30th Eddie Bernice Johnson (202) 225-8885
31st John Carter (202) 225-3864
32nd Pete sessions (202) 225-2231
33rd Marc Veasey (202) 225-9897
34th Filemon Vela (202) 225-9901
35th Lloyd Doggert (202) 225-4865
36th Brian Babin (202) 225-1555
Utah
1st Rob Bishop (202) 225-0453
2nd Chris Stewart (202) 225-9730
3rd John R. Curtis (202) 225-7751
4th Mia Love (202) 225-3011
Vermont
At Large Peter Welch (202) 225-4115
Virgin Islands
Delegate Stacey Plaskett (202) 225-1790
Virginia
1st Robert J. Wittman (202) 225-4261
2nd Scott Taylor (202) 225-4215
3rd Robert C. Scott (202) 225-8351
4th A. Donald McEachin (202) 225-6365
5th Thomas Garrett (202) 225-4711
6th Bob Goodlatte (202) 225-5431
7th Dave Brat (202) 225-2815
8th Don Beyer (202) 225-4376
9th Morgan Griffith (202) 225-3861
10th Barbara Comstock (202) 225-5136
11th Gerald “Gerry” E. Connolly (202) 225-1492
Washington
1st Suzan DelBene (202) 225-6311
2nd Rick Larsen (202) 225-2605
3rd Jamie Herrera Beutler (202) 225-3536
4th Dan Newhouse (202) 225-5816
5th Cathy McMorris Rodgers (202) 225-2006
6th Derek Kilmer (202) 225-5916
7th Pramila Jayapal (202) 225-3106
8th David G. Reichert (202) 225-7761
9th Adam Smith (202) 225-8901
10th Denny Heck (202) 225-9740
West Virginia
1st David McKinley (202) 225-4172
2nd Alex Mooney (202) 225-2711
3rd Evan Jenkins (202) 225-3452
Wisconsin
1st Paul D. Ryan (202) 225-3031
2nd Mark Pocan (202) 225-2906
3rd Ron Kind (202) 225-5506
4TH Gewn Moore (202) 225-4572
5th F. James Sensenbrenner (202) 225-5101
6th Glenn Grothman (202) 225-2476
7th Sean P. Duffy (202) 225-3365
8th Mike Gallagher (202) 225-5665
Wyoming
At Large Liz Cheney (202) 225-2311
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“Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine Into Schedule I”, Federal Register, Vol. 81 No. 169, August 31, 2016, https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-31/pdf/2016-20803.pdf
https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-20803.pdf
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/rush.html
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/tenth_amendment
https://www.house.gov/representatives
Keywords: Dr. Benjamin Rush Amendment
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