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On the recordJune 18, 1998
I do not take, and never have, a penny of tobacco money, and yet the tobacco bill over on the Senate side is simply too big. There are reasons that people oppose it. I think that that is the sort of discussion that ruins political discussion on its value, and every time somebody disagrees with you, to say, see, they took money; or see, it is all the influence of evil. The fact is, I do not take money, and I thought the bill got way out of hand; and it is a perfect example of why that kind of a bill that is that complicated can never pass unless we get some leadership from the White House that is involved in it and calls for it every single week.
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ANNE M. NORTHUP
Kentucky
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Addressing concerns about the tobacco bill and political influence during a House floor debate.

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