Nobody in Vermont is saying, ``Whatever you do, make sure first and foremost you protect the tobacco companies.'' They have made it very clear that they are concerned with protecting teenagers, concerned with protecting their children, concerned with getting back some of the costs that we in Vermont have spent on health care for those who have suffered from addiction to cigarettes.
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