Chapter 32 Political issues

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Political issues: Federal and Congress

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In 1987, the Federal Trade Commission, which governs tobacco advertising and

labels, ceded responsibility for measuring cigarette tar and nicotine levels to the

Tobacco Institute, the industry's lobbying arm.

U.S. News and World Report, April 18, 1994, p. 35

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An Advocacy Institute report concludes: "Tobacco money buys influence to oppose

federal legislation to increase tobacco taxes, to restrict tobacco advertising and

promotion, and to enact other laws to control the use of this deadly substance."

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A bill that would have allowed tobacco companies to deduct only 80% of advertising

expenses was defeated in the Senate in 1992.

JAMA, October 27, 1993, p. 1984

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"We should actively oppose any legislation that preempts stronger local laws, that

criminalizes children for tobacco purchase, use or possession, that shields tobacco

companies from product liability or elevates smoking to protected 'rights' category.

These issues serve to protect the tobacco industry."

Tobacco Use: An American Crisis, p. 102

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The preemption provision of the Cigarette Advertising and Labeling Act has served to

inhibit major public health initiatives such as billboard bans, restrictions on

youth-oriented marketing, and product liability suits.

Tobacco Use: An American Crisis, p. 104

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