Orrin Hatch: “Is the Senator aware there is domestic and international evidence that such a price increase will worsen problems for…”

“Is the Senator aware there is domestic and international evidence that such a price increase will worsen problems for law enforcement officers and lower-income taxpayers? Now our colleague from Massachusetts showed a chart of Canadian cigarette prices and youth smoking over time. Let me point out that chart also demonstrates how youth smoking is not predicted by price. Between 1979 and 1981, Canadian prices were static, but youth smoking decreased by 10 percent. Is the Senator aware of that?”