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Don Beyer: “In fact, in 1982 the tobacco company R.J. Reynolds produced internal talking points about the social cost of smoking…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
In fact, in 1982 the tobacco company R.J. Reynolds produced internal talking points about the social cost of smoking when Congressman Henry Waxman was holding hearings regarding the harm to the public's health from cigarette smoking.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Beyer references historical opposition to scientific findings on health risks.

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