Who?
Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL)*
*Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s replacement in the United States Senate.
ICYMI — don’t expect much ‘drug’ diplomacy…
LISTEN: Laslo & Moody
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you know where ypou are on the SAFER Banking Act?
Key Moody:
“Something being proposed currently?” Sen. Ashley Moody replies.
Yeah. It's the banking protections for cannabis firms.
“Right,” Moody says. “But there are numerous versions floating around.”
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Caught our ear:
“I'm very intrigued by your tactics, it's like behind the line type strategy,” Moody tells Laslo.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Ashley Moody
SCENE: After voting on the Senate floor, Sen. Ashley Moody’s surprised to find Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo on the elevator she enters…
Ashley Moody: “You just hang out? And I'm very intrigued by your tactics, it's like behind the line type strategy.”
Matt Laslo: “Right?”
AM: “Just ride the elevators all day and see who gets in.”
ML: “It actually does work.”
AM: “What ya got?”
ML: “19 years, I learned some things.”
AM: “What's your name?”
ML: “Matt Laslo.”
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AM: “Yes we met. We met that's right.”
ML: “I used to be the correspondent for WFSU in Tallahasse, WLRN in Miami.”
AM: “That’s right, yes, you told me that.”
ML: “I’m curious — actually, VICE News Tonight flew me down for a sitdown with Nikki Dried on cannabis when she was [Florida] Ag. secretary. Where are you — do you know where ypou are on the SAFER Banking Act?”
AM: “Something being proposed currently?”
ML: “Yeah, it's the marijuana protections — or banking, it allows cannabis firms into the…”
AM: “Right but there are numerous versions floating around.”
ML: “Yeah.”
AM: “So if you want to email which one you're talking about to my office, I'll look at it.”
ML: “Cool. But like, generally do you know where — like, are you supportive or…? It’s just interesting this Congress it hasn’t really come up much at all.”
AM: “If you want to email it to them I’ll take a look at it.”
ML: “Will do. Thank you, ma’am.”
Train doors closing warning goes off as Moody boards the underground tram.
What should we ask Congress next?
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