Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Signing

Jun 22, 2009

White House

President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The Act gives the U.S. government broad regulatory power over cigarettes and other tobacco products. He also spoke about his own struggle to quit smoking, which he began as a teenager, and said the law would curb the ability of tobacco companies to market their .. Read More
President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The Act gives the U.S. government broad regulatory power over cigarettes and other tobacco products. He also spoke about his own struggle to quit smoking, which he began as a teenager, and said the law would curb the ability of tobacco companies to market their products to children.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:03 Unidentified Speaker OBAMA SIGNS A BILL EXPANDING THE AUTHORITY OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. FROM THE ROSE GARDEN,...
00:00:18 Unidentified Speaker LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]...
00:00:50 Unidentified Speaker HAVE A SEAT. I AM IS THRILLED TO BE HERE, OR WHAT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THIS CONGRESS....
00:02:27 Unidentified Speaker AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SEN. TED KENNEDY, WHO CANNOT BE HERE TODAY. THIS LEGISLATION REPRESENTS CHANGE...
00:09:14 Unidentified Speaker THERE YOU GO. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER]
00:11:23 Unidentified Speaker THEY WERE SLICING ME UP. I WAS FRESH OUT OF LAW SCHOOL. [INAUDIBLE]
00:11:32 Unidentified Speaker CONGRADULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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