| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 33 The FDA, tobacco regulation and state lawsuits |
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| 1997 statement from the American Medical Association's Campaign for Tobacco |
| Free Kids: "What are tobacco lobbyists trying to buy from Congress? After decades |
| of lying about addiction and disease, tobacco companies have launched a last-ditch |
| scheme to continue marketing to kids: flood Congress with cash. During the first half |
| of 1995, tobacco industry contributions to political parties skyrocketed more than 400 |
| percent. Tobacco companies gave more than $1.6 million ($1.5 million to |
| Republicans), becoming the GOP's largest donor by far. Why the sudden surge? |
| President Clinton and members of Congress from both parties are backing new limits |
| on tobacco marketing to kids - limits that could save thousands of children from |
| addiction, disease and death. Tobacco companies are desperately trying to buy |
| opposition. Voters want Congress to say no to the tobacco industry. More than 85% |
| say Congress should support the administration's effort to protect children." |
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| Al Hunt's "Outrage of the Week" on CNN's Capital Gang from March 20, 1996: |
| "Some Washington think tanks are leading the move to weaken the FDA and its |
| efforts to regulate the tobacco industry. Thanks to the Wall Street Journal's Timothy |
| Noah and Laurie McGinley, we discover that the Washington Legal Foundation, |
| Citizens for a Sound Economy, and the Progress and Freedom Foundation, leaders |
| in the anti-FDA campaign, all are getting big bucks from the cigarette companies. Let |
| us label these so-called think tanks for what they are, front men for the tobacco |
| interests." |
| Al Hunt's "Outrage of the Week" on CNN's Capital Gang from March 20, 1996: |
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| Conservative think tanks behind a movement to curb the Food and Drug |
| Administration's regulatory powers received $3.5 million or more from tobacco |
| companies over the past four years. The think tanks include the American Enterprise |
| Institute, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Hudson Institute, the |
| Washington Legal Foundation and the Progress and Freedom Foundation. They |
| have used the money to produce "a steady stream of reports, fact sheets, op-ed |
| articles and newspaper, radio |
| Associated Press, July 24, 1996 |
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