Submit a Story!
Votes
vote down flag
The Food, Drug & Tobacco Administration
corner.nationalreview.com - 6/14/2009
The Food, Drug & Tobacco Administration
—
I'd like to echo Tevi Troy's concerns about the tobacco legislation that seems to be taking the express route to the President's desk. Unless Congress is about to dramatically increase the FDA's resources, its new tobacco obligations will come at the expense of its other, more important ...
Editorial - Tobacco Regulation, at Last
nytimes.com - 6/12/2009
Editorial - Tobacco Regulation, at Last
— nytimes.com — After more than a decade of struggle — and countless smoking-related deaths — the Senate overwhelmingly approved... a bill on Thursday that gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. The House approved a similar bill ... (more) Editorial - Tobacco Regulation, at Last
Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 6/12/2009found this
mcclatchydc.com - 6/12/2009
Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar from industry
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON Among the 17 senators who voted against allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco... are some of the top recipients of campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, which has donated millions of dollars to lawmakers ... (more) Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar ...

Comments vote down Real Clear Politics - TIME.com found this 6/12/2009found this
With House Vote, Tobacco Bill Goes to Obama
nytimes.com - 6/12/2009
With House Vote, Tobacco Bill Goes to Obama
— nytimes.com — The House moved quickly Friday to pass the Senate’s tobacco bill and send it to the White... Hosue, where President Obama promised to sign it. Mr. Obama, who himself has struggled to quit smoking , said the measure would “protect our kids and improve our ... (more) With House Vote, Tobacco Bill Goes to Obama

Comments vote down BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an ... found this 6/12/2009found this

Blog Reactions

Dissecting Leftism

Comments
Blog Reactions

Dissecting Leftism — ... The Food, Drug & Tobacco Administration: "I'd like to echo Tevi Troy's concerns about the tobacco legislation that seems to be taking the express route to the president's desk. Unless Congress is about to dramatically increase the FDA's resources, its new tobacco obligations will come at the expense of its other, more important functions. I hear Naderite pro-regulation types complain that the FDA is resource-starved all the time. Requiring the FDA to control the tobacco industry will only make this problem worse. Unfortunately, this is only the tip of the iceberg of this ...

Related Content
Tobacco regulation on track for June
thehill.com 5/26/2009 — The congressional drive to bring tobacco under Food & Drug Administration control -- given new life in the Senate last week -- is poised to approach the finish line in the Senate in June, but not without a bipartisan fight from North Carolina's two ...
Obama, Tobacco And Marijuana
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 6/26/2009 — Derek Thompson follows the logic of regulating and taxing tobacco rather than banning it: The government's effort to manage tobacco rather than make it illegal is exactly what belongs in the debate over pot and other illegal substances that could, ...
Adler: Philip Morris Gets Its Tobacco Bill
article.nationalreview.com 6/15/2009 — Big Tobacco and Big Government, together again.
Senate to Vote on Tobacco Regulation
time.com 6/11/2009 — A tobacco control bill set to win Senate approval would give the federal government broad new powers to monitor and change a toxic substance that contributes to some 400,000 deaths every year
Tobacco regulations are no regulations at all - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 6/3/2009 — This week, the U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would, for the first time, give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over tobacco products. Numerous anti-smoking and health groups support the legislation. So does this mean ...
Tobacco-Regulation Bill Clears US House, Soon To Be Law
online.wsj.com 6/12/2009 — WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A bill allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco is on the way to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature. A day after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the measure, the House ...
Tobacco Law Will Put 'Health Above Profit'
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 6/13/2009 — Impending sweeping new regulation will force the same disclosures for a pack of cigarettes, as with a can of soda or box of pasta, advocates say, hoping the new tobacco controls further limit smoking.
Obama signs tobacco legislation
politico.com 6/22/2009 — After the bill signing, Robert Gibbs concedes that Obama continues to struggle with cigarette addiction.
Study: Tobacco Companies Changed Cigarettes Without Telling Smokers
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco industry, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers shows that tobacco manufacturers have continually changed the ingredients and the design of their cigarettes
Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar from industry (McClatchy Newspapers)
news.yahoo.com 6/12/2009 — McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Among the 17 senators who voted against allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco are some of the top recipients of campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, which has donated millions of ...