Congress Takes ‘Whacks’ At Tobacco Industry With Proposed Increase In Federal Cigarette Tax To Fund SCHIP Expansion, APReports

Congress is “taking new whacks” at the tobacco industry with its proposed 61-cent increase in the federal tobacco tax to pay for the reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According to AP/Newsday, although the cigarette industry “is quietly working against” the SCHIP bill, “it lacks the clout it once wielded. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on November 18th, 2007