House Proceeding 04-01-09 on Apr 1st, 2009 :: 0:24:25 to 0:26:35
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Howard Coble: speaker. i now yield three minutes to the dean of the north carolina delegation, mr. coble. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for three minutes. mr. coble: mr. speaker, i thank the gentlelady from north carolina. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. during my tenure in the congress, i have consistently

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Speech By: Howard Coble

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Howard Coble: opposed granting the food and drug administration the authority to regulate tobacco. i so based upon my philosophical belief and the ramifications that this legislation would impose upon my congressional district and my state. it is my belief that allowing the f.d.a. to regulate tobacco

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Howard Coble: in any capacity would inevitably lead to f.d.a. regulating the family farm. this creates uncertainty and adds another burden to the already overwhelmed f.d.a. i furthermore have concerns with the negative impact h.r. 1256 would have upon tobacco manufacturers, their employees, retaers and wholesalers.

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Howard Coble: it is ironic, mr. speaker, that the very day a 62-cent tobacco tax goes into effect to fund the children's health insurance program, that we would debate legislation to create further hardship for to the tobacco industry. h.r. 1256 is misguided in my opinion. it does not achieve the goals

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Howard Coble: identified by proponents. instead it will further exacerbate an already stretched f.d.a., negatively impact manufacturers and farmers and create a strain on federal revenues to the treasury. i do not come to the house floor tonight without solutions, mr. speaker. the bipartisan youth prevention

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Howard Coble: and tobacco harm reduction act provides a different alternative offering harm reduction strategies through the department of health and human services. i encourage its consideration and oppose h.r. 1256. finall mr. speaker, and colleagues, tobacco is a product

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Howard Coble: that is lawfully grown, lawfully marketed, lawfully manufactured and lawfully consumed.