Tobacco exports should be expanded aggressively because Americans are smoking less.
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People have a misconception that the tobacco epidemic is a thing of the past. Tobacco still kills more Americans than any other cause.
It is more profitable for your congressman to support the tobacco industry than your life.
We don't want to come off as pro-smoking. Even though we didn't smoke real cigarettes at all, you want to be careful of people's sensitivities.
We have to treat smoking as a major public health issue. We have to reduce the extent to which young people start smoking, and one of the issues is the extent to which display of cigarettes and brands does draw young people into smoking in the first place.
Tobacco is the only industry that produces products to make huge profits and at the same time damage the health and kill their consumers.
It is time for Congress to provide relief for tobacco farmers. Since the 1930's tobacco production has been regulated by a quota system, which required farmers to purchase quota in order to grow tobacco.
If somebody invented cigarettes today, the government would not legalize them.
The expansion of tobacco cessation centers is an important part of our historic and continuing effort to help smokers quit. The expansion of these centers will give even more New Yorkers the help they need to quit once and for all.
A lot of people in my life are getting sick or potentially going to get sick from tobacco.
Tobacco is America's greatest gift to the world!