Political Quotes

“I rise today to support the Waxman-Evans-Hansen-Meehan-Stabenow amendment. This amendment would restore the permission of the Justice Department to use section 109 to receive funding from client agencies interested in aiding them in the tobacco litigation. The federal tobacco litigation is the only active litigation affected by this savings clause. This bill puts the Department of Justice at a disadvantage in its case against tobacco companies. These companies present a devastating product to this country. They target the younger generations because of their vulnerability to the admittedly addictive agent, nicotine and overwhelming amount of peer pressure. An RJR research planning memorandum says and I quote, ``Realistically, if our Company is to survive and prosper, over the long term we must get our share of the youth market. . . .'' A memorandum to Curtis Judge, President of Lorillard Tobacco Co. said that ``The success of NEWPORT has been fantastic during the past few years. . . . [T]he base of our business is the high school student. . . .'' Our nation's credit-worthy veterans become addicted while in the service to cigarettes. The companies themselves have admitted to the addicting qualities of nicotine.”