Political Quotes

“I always appreciate the comments of Senator Murkowski, who is always thoughtful and works across the aisle. I appreciate the work she does. Mr. President, I rise briefly, joining with Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut and Senator Merkley, who is now in the Presiding Officer's chair but who will be joining us, to mark the 50th anniversary of Surgeon General Dr. Terry's groundbreaking report on the dangers of smoking. The 387-page report released five decades ago concluded something that was almost revolutionary in its time, and was revolutionary in its impact, that said: ``Cigarette smoking is a health hazard of sufficient importance in the United States to warrant appropriate remedial action.'' We know how our views in this country have changed about smoking. But we also know that 400,000 people every year die from smoking-related illnesses. That says the tobacco companies have to find 400,000 new customers every year, and the people they have tried to seduce into smoking are not people my age. They are the pages' age or even younger. Those are the people they aim at to teach them to start smoking. It is not just young people that tobacco companies are trying to get addicted to smoking; it is also what they are doing in the developing world. I was in Poland in 1991 working for Ohio State University right after the Communist government in Poland fell.…”