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On the recordApril 23, 2018
My basic impression is that under the guise of saying that this is helpful to some adults to have candy flavors and fruit flavors to encourage them to quit smoking and turn to vaping instead, we are damaging an entire generation of our children.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses concern about vaping's impact on youth despite claims of helping adults quit smoking.

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