Lloyd Doggett: “I know from your service on the Committee on Appropriations that we expend millions of taxpayer dollars to investigate…”

“I know from your service on the Committee on Appropriations that we expend millions of taxpayer dollars to investigate the causes of various kinds of illnesses and diseases in America to try to improve health. Here is one that we know what the cause is. We know that nicotine addiction is the leading cause of preventable illness in America today. We do not need any more research to find that out. In fact, some of the most powerful research was done by the tobacco companies, hidden by them, hidden by them for years, but we now finally have it. And having that, if we cannot on this leading and most obvious cause do something about it, then I think we really are shirking our responsibilities.”