{"id":3534,"date":"2015-10-17T21:55:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T21:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=3534"},"modified":"2015-10-17T21:55:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T21:55:11","slug":"bills-would-cut-cdc-funding-for-smoking-prevention-limit-fda-review-of-e-cigs-candy-cigars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=3534","title":{"rendered":"Bills would cut CDC funding for smoking prevention; limit FDA review of e-cigs, candy cigars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wasn’t even aware these bills were out there until I saw this recent editorial from The Hill.<\/a><\/p>\n

There are two bills floating through Congress that would cut more than 50 percent of the funding for a Centers for Disease Control program to prevent kids from taking up smoking and for helping them to quit once they’ve started.<\/p>\n

The second bill is even more heinous. It would restrict the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight over e-cigarettes and candy-flavoured cigars., including oversight over new tobacco products.<\/p>\n

Gosh, I wonder who is lobbying for both of these bills?<\/p>\n

Even though the editorial doesn’t get into partisanship, it’s also pretty obvious to me that these are likely both Republican-sponsored bills. Why they would want to cut funding for tobacco education and prevention is beyond me. I have no doubt the people behind these bills are receiving campaign contributions from Big Tobacco. It’s so cynical. And 77 percent of Big Tobacco’s political contributions go toward Republicans.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, even though these provisions have been approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, I doubt that either bill will become law, as long as a Democrat is in the White House. But, what a waste of time and energy to be even be proposed such ridiculous ideas.<\/p>\n

The FDA is expected to release rules and regulations — eventually, one of these days — regarding e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wasn’t even aware these bills were out there until I saw this recent editorial from The Hill. 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