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Joe Pitts: “The 2009 Tobacco Control Act was historic in saving legislation representing the first time the FDA was granted the…”

On the recordApril 7, 2014
The 2009 Tobacco Control Act was historic in saving legislation representing the first time the FDA was granted the authority to regulate tobacco products.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts highlights the significance of the Tobacco Control Act and FDA's regulatory power.

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