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Richard Burr: “I certainly look forward to the science that is produced on this. I just caution you and our friends at CDC that if we…”

On the recordMay 14, 2014
I certainly look forward to the science that is produced on this. I just caution you and our friends at CDC that if we kill technology and innovation, which is, in essence, what some are attempting to do with electronic cigarettes right at the beginning. 'Just stop it. No more. It should not be sold.' Then innovation is not going to play a role in reducing the amount of Americans that smoke. It is just not.
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Burr warns against stifling innovation in tobacco regulation.

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