Pennsylvania state rep. wants lawmakers drug-tested [View all]
Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania state representative has proposed a bill that would require all state lawmakers to take drug tests.
Pennsylvania State Rep. Angel Cruz's proposal is an amendment to a proposed bill that would require welfare recipients to take drug tests before receiving benefits. Cruz said he will support that bill if lawmakers agree to get drug-tested, too.
Cruz, a Democrat representing Philadelphia, has proposed similar legislation three times before and said he will continue to do so if other lawmakers insist on drug-testing their constituents.
"If we are going to say that recipients of taxpayer money should be drug tested, then that should extend to us as well," he said in a statement.
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