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Article: Altria Group, Inc. and Philip Morris USA Reaffirm Support for Strong Federal Regulation of Tobacco Products.
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- Business Wire
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- February 15, 2007
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NEW YORK -- Altria Group, Inc. and its domestic tobacco company Philip Morris USA today reaffirmed their longstanding support for granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to effectively regulate tobacco products, and urged Congress to take quick action on the FDA legislation sponsored by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and John Cornyn (R-TX), and Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Tom Davis (R-VA).
"The Kennedy/Cornyn and Waxman/Davis FDA bills set forth a comprehensive national tobacco policy that could potentially, and most importantly, create a competitive environment focused on reducing the serious harm tobacco products cause," said ...