Political Quotes

“Mr. President, September 9, 2021, over a year ago, was supposed to be a historic day in America's efforts to stop the purveyors of candy- and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes from preying on America's kids. September 9, 2021, was the deadline, and it was set by a Federal judge for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finally-- finally--clear its enormous backlog of applications from e-cigarette companies seeking to sell their products in America. Companies that can prove that their vaping products are, in fact, ``appropriate for the protection of public health,'' they can go ahead and sell their products legally, but e-cigarette products can't meet that standard. They can't demonstrate a benefit to public health. Vaping, as we know, is dangerous and addictive, and these companies, like the tobacco companies of years gone by, are preying on our children. FDA had a legal mandate to ban these products from U.S. markets on September 9, 2021, but the Food and Drug Administration failed to meet the deadline--not by 1 day, not by 1 week, not even by 1 month. Last Friday marked the 1-year anniversary of the FDA's failure to meet this Federal court order. As of today, the FDA has completed reviews of about half of these e- cigarette products that represent a large share of the market. As a result of FDA's inaction, dangerous, kid-friendly e-cigarettes remain available on store shelves without FDA review or authorization. The cops are not on the beat.…”