Republican Representative Nancy Mace praised the Biden administration for a “necessary big step forward in bringing justice to so many.”
Several prominent Republicans praised President Joe Biden’s decision Thursday to pardon the thousands of people who have been convicted of federal simple marijuana possession offenses.
In a tweet, Biden said there are “thousands of people who were previously convicted of simple possession who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result. My pardon will remove this burden.”
In a tweet on Thursday, Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, said: “Applaud the Administration for their necessary big step forward in bringing justice to so many.”
Mace further praised Biden for the decision during an interview with Fox Business on Thursday. “I want to give credit where credit is due. I don’t always agree with the Biden administration, I’ve been very vocal about that,” she said. “But this is a step in the right direction…I applaud the president.”
Ohio Representative Dave Joyce tweeted that the White House’s announcement “recognizes two truths: Federal cannabis prohibition is no longer the will of the American pple, @POTUS knows his party’s all-or-nothing approach to cannabis reform has failed to produce results in Congress.
