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Introduction
Rep. Waxman
has been the leading spokesperson and the focal point of tobacco
legislation on Capitol Hill for more than two decades. He began
his fight against the tobacco industry's practice of deceit and
misrepresentation early in his congressional career.
Tobacco
Hearings
From 1980 to
1994, Rep. Waxman served as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on
Health and the Environment. To help focus public attention on the
dangers of tobacco, Rep. Waxman invited movie stars and celebrities
to appear before his committee. These hearings contributed to the
vast change in public opinion about smoking.
Other hearings
by the Subcommittee exposed the secret activities of the
tobacco industry, both through the testimony of industry insiders
and internal tobacco company documents.
April
14, 1994
The Chief Executive Officers of America's Tobacco Companies
Testify Before Congress
Pages 1-17
Pages 18-34
Pages 35-51
Pages 52-68
 Opening
Statement by Rep. Waxman
Tobacco CEOs Declare that Nicotine is Not Addictive
March
25, 1994
Testimony of FDA Commissioner
David Kessler on the addictiveness of nicotine and tobacco industry
practices to regulate the nicotine content of cigarettes
Overview
of the Tobacco Investigation in the 103rd Congress
Part I. Summary
of the Subcommittee's Tobacco Investigation
Part II. The Subcommittee's Investigation Is Incomplete
Part III. Recommendations
Laws
on Tobacco
Rep. Waxman
played a major role in the passage of these laws:
1992 - Prohibit
tobacco sales to minors in all states
1986 - Smokeless Tobacco Health Education
1984 - Comprehensive Smoking Education Act
Other major
tobacco restrictions:
1994 - Federally
funded children services smokefree
1993 - WIC clinics smokefree
1988 - Ban on smoking on airlines
Statements and
Letters on Tobacco
May
18, 1999
Statement:
Conference Report on H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act
Denouncing the provision in the Kosovo Emergency Appropriations
bill that gives federal money from the Medicaid tobacco settlement
to the states without any restrictions
March
25, 1999
Statement:
Revenues for Health Improvements
Urging that government agencies spend the revenue from the Medicaid
tobacco settlement on public health improvements only
July
30, 1998
Dear
Colleague Letter to the Entire Congress
Excerpts from tobacco industry internal documents showing that,
while the industry consistently denied that nicotine is addictive,
industry scientists and executives have known about the addictive
properties of nicotine for decades
July
29, 1998
Dear
Colleague Letter to the Entire Congress
Excerpts from tobacco industry internal documents regarding their
efforts to market cigarettes to children
June
25, 1998
Statement:
Harm to Public Health in Favor of Tobacco Companies
Denouncing House Republican leaders for harming the public health
in closed-door sessions as a favor to their financial backers in
the tobacco industries.
January
29, 1998
Letter
to Members of the Committee on Commerce
Newly released documents from RJR state that "[t]oday's
teenager is tomorrow's potential regular customer," among
other quotes that show that tobacco companies targeted children.
January
15, 1998
Letter
to Attorney General Janet Reno
Forwarding tobacco industry documents that contradicted statements
that RJR executives made under oath to Congress
January
14, 1998
Letter
to Rep. Tom Bliley, Chairman of the House Commerce Committee
Incriminating excerpts of once-secret internal tobacco industry
documents uncovered in the Mangini litigation in California
September
22, 1997
Statement:
Response to FTC Analysis
The FTC analysis shows tobacco deal will produce a windfall for the
tobacco industry.
FTC Analysis
June
20, 1997
Statement:
Proposed Settlement
Regarding the proposed settlement between state attorneys general
and the major tobacco companies.
June
12, 1997
Statement:
Tobacco Accountability Act
Summary
of the Tobacco Accountability Act
Secret
Attorney-Client Documents Are Evidence of Potential Crimes or
Fraud by the Tobacco Industry
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