Political Quotes

“I want to thank my colleague from New York for yielding me this time. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the following letters of support for H.R. 2339: First, a letter from 76 leading public health organizations; second, a letter from the NAACP; third, a letter from the National Medical Association; and fourth, a letter from public health organizations specifically supporting the menthol prohibition. February 4, 2020. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Representative: We are writing to express our strong support for H.R. 2339, the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019. This legislation will address the current youth e-cigarette epidemic that is undermining the progress made in reducing youth tobacco use. Use of e-cigarettes by youth has escalated rapidly in recent years, placing a new generation at risk of nicotine addiction and tobacco use. Between 2017 and 2019, e-cigarette use more than doubled among high school students (from 11.7% to 27.5%) and tripled among middle school students (from 3.3% to 10.5%). More than 5.3 million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, an alarming increase of more than 3 million in two years. Use of other tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and hookah, is also a serious problem. Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and is responsible for approximately $170 billion in health care costs each year.…”