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On the recordOctober 15, 2019
This bill will save lives. Raising the tobacco age to 21 will result in a quarter of a million fewer premature deaths for those born between 2000 and 2019.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone emphasizes the life-saving potential of raising the tobacco purchasing age.

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