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Connie Morella: “I do not think it was to legalize it. I think it was to come up with a study about it. But this has nothing to do with…”

On the recordMarch 9, 1994
I do not think it was to legalize it. I think it was to come up with a study about it. But this has nothing to do with that. My point is that tobacco is such a deleterious substance that indeed we have a responsibility, and I raised nine kids; we have a responsibility in school to go beyond education, but to use also intervention where necessary.
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Connie Morella
Maryland

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Discussing the responsibilities of schools regarding tobacco use.

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