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Mike Rogers: “This committee asked the FDA just a very short number of years ago to regulate tobacco, and they are going to generate…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
This committee asked the FDA just a very short number of years ago to regulate tobacco, and they are going to generate some $2 billion over 5 years on a product that if you use as directed will kill you.
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Mike Rogers
Republican · Alabama

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Rogers highlights the FDA's tobacco regulation and its financial implications despite health risks.

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