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Richard Blumenthal: “Cigarettes kill people. And if your products are a gateway to cigarette use, they are aiding and abetting at killing.”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
Cigarettes kill people. And if your products are a gateway to cigarette use, they are aiding and abetting at killing.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal warns that e-cigarettes could lead to cigarette addiction and death.

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