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Majority of U.S. Senate Sponsors Bill to Grant FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products
Published in Medical Verdicts and Law Weekly, July 5th, 2007
In a show of strong bipartisan support, a majority of the United States Senate -- 51 Senators -- are now sponsors of legislation to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effective authority over tobacco products (S. 625). U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) this week became the 51st Senator to sign on to the bill. Identical legislation in the House (H.R. 1108) has garnered 181 sponsors. The support for this legislation by both political parties and both sides of the Capitol demonstrates that Congress has the votes to pass this legislation now.
By enacting this legislation into law, Congress can seize a truly historic opportunity to protect our children from...
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