As the gentleman from Texas well knows, the most powerful special interest in this country is the tobacco industry. They have invariably gotten their way in the Congress of the United States. The inquiry that our subcommittee conducted about tobacco industry practices was stopped. The tobacco industry is a major campaign contributor.
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