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On the recordMay 20, 1998
Also having expired during that 10 minutes I have been speaking, have been 41 American youth who have taken up smoking during the time I have been speaking; 14 of those will expire prematurely because of tobacco-related affliction. It is to them that this debate and this issue is dedicated.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Addressing the impact of smoking on American youth during a debate.

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