[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 110 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H6705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    COMMENDING PHILIP MORRIS CORP. FOR ACTION AGAINST ACCESS PROGRAM

  (Mr. WARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay recognition to a program 
initiated by the Philip Morris Corp. to help prevent access to 
cigarettes by young people. I applaud their efforts.
  The program, action against access, will involve placing minimum age 
signs and other materials in over 200,000 retail outlets throughout the 
United States. The program will also conduct compliance seminars for 
retailers and law enforcement officers.
  In an effort to end smoking by young adults, the action against 
access program will discontinue free cigarette sampling and will place 
additional notices on cigarette cartons prohibiting sales to minors.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Philip Morris on their efforts 
to address a serious problem in our Nation--I hope that other cigarette 
manufacturers will follow suit.


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