On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Mr. Chairman, this committee, with appropriations language, could eliminate the discount that was being given to the purchase of tobacco in the military, an incentive for more people to use tobacco.
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Durbin proposes eliminating tobacco discounts to reduce usage in the military.
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