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House Passes Historic Bill to Protect Kids From Tobacco; Senator Sununu Should Cosponsor Legislation

Date:7/30/2008

DOVER, N.H., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. House of Representatives took a historic step today by passing legislation that would grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products, including the authority to crack down on tobacco marketing and sales to kids. The bill passed with an overwhelming majority and broad, bipartisan support. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) voted for the bill last August as a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. New Hampshire public health organizations called on Senator John Sununu (R-NH) to join him and cosponsor this life-saving legislation.

"Senators Gregg and Sununu have a critical role to play in ensuring that strong FDA tobacco regulation is enacted into law," said Dr. Jon Wahrenberger, a cardiologist from New Hampshire. "The tobacco industry spends $13.4 billion a year marketing its products and $128 million in New Hampshire. We thank Senator Gregg for his support and call on Senator Sununu to support the bill that would grant the FDA authority over tobacco."

Among other things, the legislation would:

-- Crack down on tobacco marketing and sales to kids;

-- Require larger, more effective health warnings on tobacco products;

-- Require tobacco companies to disclose the contents of tobacco products;

-- Grant the FDA authority to require changes in tobacco products, such as removal or reduction of harmful ingredients;

-- Stop tobacco companies from misleading the public about health risks of their products.

Unbelievably, despite all the harm they cause, tobacco products are exempt from basic health regulations that apply to other products, such as food, drugs, and even cosmetics. The tobacco companies continue to take advantage of this lack of regulation to market their deadly and addictive products to our children, deceive consumers about the harm
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