    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 25 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
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    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on House of Representatives Action on the Tobacco Settlement
    Lawsuit

    June 23, 2000

        I am pleased today that the House of Representatives voted
    decisively to support the interests of the American people over those of
    the special interests. This action will help support the Justice
    Department's litigation to recover billions of dollars in tobacco-
    related health costs. I commend the bipartisan efforts led by
    Representatives Waxman, Evans, Meehan, Hansen, Ganske, and others who
    worked tirelessly to ensure that justice is carried out.