[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    E-CIGARETTES ADDICT YOUNG PEOPLE

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my outrage about 
recent FDA regulatory actions on e-cigarettes. On April 30, Reynolds 
American donated $5 million to MAGA Inc., a Trump-backed super-PAC. In 
the following 8 days, the President dined with top tobacco executives, 
and the FDA issued guidance making it easier for tobacco companies to 
sell flavored e-cigarettes.
  In 2024, 1.63 million middle and high school students in America used 
e-cigarettes, and nearly 90 percent of them used flavored products. The 
tobacco industry is openly paying bribes to advance policies that will 
get the next generation of young people hooked on nicotine.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in condemning this 
blatant, pay-for-play corruption and the harm it will inflict to 
generations of young Americans.

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