Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
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Issues: Health and Health Care Drugs
"Highly-addictive e-cigarettes are getting into the hands of more and more young people. These products provide an on-ramp for young people to start smoking tobacco cigarettes. A new generation of nicotine users has been created virtually overnight, and companies making billions are downplaying the health risks. I've seen this before--it's the same playbook the tobacco companies ran for decades. To combat this growing public health threat, e-cigarettes must be taxed like tobacco cigarettes. We know that increasing the cost of cigarettes is the best way to prevent young people from being addicted."
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