[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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 CONGRESS MUST PROTECT AMERICA'S CHILDREN FROM THE SCOURGE OF NICOTINE 
                               ADDICTION

  (Ms. ADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ADAMS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2339, the 
Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act.
  In 1999, I was tapped to serve as one of the founding members of the 
American Legacy Foundation whose mission was to create a world where 
young people reject tobacco, and anyone can quit. For 7 years I served 
as vice chair of Legacy as we fought to help create a tobacco-free 
generation. That organization is known today as the Truth Initiative.
  We helped air the first advertisements that curtailed teen cigarette 
use and started us toward the end of an epidemic, but our work is not 
yet done. We have a new epidemic on our hands, one we cannot ignore.
  In 2019, over 5 million middle and high school students used e-
cigarettes. That is up almost two million students from 2018. H.R. 2339 
tackles this problem. By prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco 
products, we protect our children from the scourge of nicotine 
addiction.
  To be blunt, this legislation puts health before profit, and that is 
the truth.

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