Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, talked about public health concerns around vaping and e-cigarettes. His remarks were a portion of a panel discussion at the Na…
289 viewsSecretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at the annual National Governors Association (NGA) winter meeting. He warned the nation’s governors to be wary of China and its efforts to infiltrate and…
10,138 viewsPresident Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar met with a group of vaping and e-cigarettes advocates, anti-tobacco activists, and other industry executives to talk about t…
5,152 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy held the second of two days of hearings on the role e-cigarettes play in the youth nicotine epidemic. Day two witn…
1,997 viewsOklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R) was among those discussing the role of litigation against drug makers in fighting the opioid crisis in a discussion hosted by the Bipartisan Policy …
515 viewsIndustry representatives and anti-tobacco advocates testified on e-cigarette marketing practices designed to appeal to children. In addition, the hearing also focused on the health effects o…
3,484 viewsPanelists Ed Howard, Executive Vice President of Alliance for Health Reform, Ursula Bauer, Health Promotion Director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Thomas Farley, Commissio…
1,698 viewsWitnesses testified about legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products in order to keep tobacco manufacturers from enticing people …
848 viewsThe witnesses testified about the ways in which states are using the $147 billion derived from a 1998 settlement agreement with the four largest tobacco companies. Topics included smoking pr…
136 viewsMr. Myers talked about the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which the Bush administration had recently agreed to support. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control suggests new sta…
39 viewsParticipants spoke to reporters about proposed regulations on tobacco sales that would require federal labeling and advertising guidelines. Following their remarks they answered questions fr…
84 viewsMembers, activists, and others spoke to reporters about proposed campaign finance legislation due to be debated in the House of Representatives. They talked about the need for campaign finan…
71 viewsCongressmen and others spoke to reporters about legislation designed to grant the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over tobacco products. Following their remarks they answer…
100 viewsWitnesses testified about effective tobacco reduction programs and the use of tobacco revenues from state settlements with the tobacco industry. Among the issues they addressed were reducing…
114 viewsRepresentatives from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids talked about the history of tobacco and its uses, and about methods of lobbying against tobacco. They described tobacco as a dangerous…
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