[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SMOKING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss smoking in the House 
of Representatives.
  In yet another self-serving move, the Republicans have allowed 
smoking in House offices. It violates local and Federal law and 
threatens public health.
  In the last few decades, secondhand smoke has killed more than 2.5 
million Americans. It causes heart disease, lung cancer, and strokes, 
and it is extremely dangerous to children.
  Local and Federal laws ban smoking in public and Federal buildings, 
and many studies have shown that there is no safe level of exposure to 
secondhand smoke.
  It is a life-threatening decision that proves Republicans do not care 
about the health and safety of Americans. They write the laws but don't 
follow them.

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