[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                                TOBACCO

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 1994

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Mr. Sol Axelrod of 
Commack, NY for melding his quick wit with his concern for current 
issues. Mr. Axelrod has written a variety of poems about many of the 
social issues that face our Nation. At this time I would like to share 
a poem that Mr. Axelrod recently wrote about the dangers of smoking.

     Fingers turn brown from nicotine
     Kills more people than I've ever seen
     Poisons your body, It's not good to use
     Stop Smoking, don't start, these are my views
     Give your lungs the clean air it needs
     By not using dirty tobacco weeds
     Stop smoking, don't start, breathe free again
     Stay away from this carcinogen
     Listen to me, I'll tell you why
     Tobacco is not worth the try to die.

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