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Bush Administration Opposes FDA Regulation of Tobacco

Posted on July 23, 2008

Is another health-related veto fight brewing in Washington? The Bush administration would strongly oppose a bill that would give the FDA the power to regulate tobacco, according to a letter Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt sent to House Republican Joe Barton. The Associated Press reported on the letter yesterday.The bill which takes on a subject that s been batted around for years in Washington has a lot of support in Congress. It s co-sponsored by 56 Senators (including both Obama and McCain) and 233 members of the House. It cleared a key House committee by a...

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