Bill Clinton: “The money spigot has been pretty well turned off. I think that in the last couple of years they're going five or six to…”

“The money spigot has been pretty well turned off. I think that in the last couple of years they're going five or six to one for the Republicans. But again, I don't want to get into that. The money is relevant only insofar it has an influence on the wrongheaded policy. These people, they're not criminals because they work for tobacco companies; they're citizens. They have a right to participate in the political process. They have a right to have their voices heard. They have a right to sell legal products. What is wrong is they are marketing in ways that they know--I believe they know--has to be appealing to young people. You look at-- young people, for example, who smoke illegally are far more likely to buy the most heavily advertised brands than adults are. And smoking would continue to deteriorate in this country and go down as a health hazard if people didn't start before they were adults. Now, I just want to keep the attention of the American people focused on that. And that's why--my fight with the Republicans has been clearly focused on their policy. They got--may get more money because of their policy, but their policy is wrong, and they ought to change it. Illegal Drugs Mr. Brokaw. Recently, Bob Dole said, in response to your criticisms of his stand on tobacco, you know, the Clinton administration, the use of marijuana and other illegal drugs went up before he started to do something about it. Why were you so late off the mark in beginning to attack what was a plain increase in the use of illegal drugs during the last 4 years?”