This bill is a funny. It has the support of numerous anti-smoking and cancer groups, Hillary, Obama, and McCain, and big tobacco companies. I question anything supported by this group of characters.
What's even funnier is the very organization who is being given power to regulate these prodcuts doesn't even agree with the law.
Here's a brief summary of what the FDA commissioner doesn't like about this bill:
Quote:
Statement of
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D.
Commissioner of Food and Drugs
before
Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Engergy and Commerce
United States House of Representatives
on
"H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act."
October 3, 2007
FDA shares the goal of H.R. 1108, the “Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,” – to reduce tobacco use in this country. We agree with the need to address this significant public health problem. But we have concerns with the bill’s proposed means to achieve those objectives. The Agency has three primary categories of concern with the proposed role for FDA.
First, we have concerns that the bill could undermine the public health role of FDA. Second, we have concerns about aspects of the bill that may be extremely difficult for FDA to implement. And third, we have significant concerns about the resources that would be provided under the bill and the expectations it might create. Let me elaborate on each of those areas.
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Sounds like another failed bill, but since the title says 'Family Smoking Prevention and Tobbaco Control Act' and the bills summary sounds find and dandy, it will show up as a + on progressive punch and look good for the proponents of this bill. What a joke.