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Lloyd Doggett: “So even though tobacco is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, this Congress, this House under the…”

On the recordJune 12, 1996
So even though tobacco is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, this Congress, this House under the Gingrich leadership, is not doing anything about it?
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Addressing tobacco regulation and its health impacts during a House debate.

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