FDA Link for comments to Whitehouse

[busterkat]

Contact the White House

 

[Robino1]

Thank you!

 

[nicnik]

No one on Earth can do as much to interfere with vaping, or free it from assault, as can President Obama, especially concerning what the FDA ends up doing/not doing.

That will change in January 1017, when that responsibility will be handed over to the new President. So far, Obama has been an obsticle, but we can HOPE for CHANGE on his part.

 

[sofarsogood]

Thanks, I was wondering today where I might find that link. I'm writing to the President. Why mess around. If he's too busy to read my email I'm sure his able staff will direct it to the right office. I don't like wearing suits so I probably won't ask for a meething.

Edit
I said my peace. Addressed it to the Pres and designated "other agency" because I'm not sure what the shortest path to the policy makers might be. They say they get thousands of communications a day but I'm certain they do get read and bubble up as far as they deserve.

Back in the day a woman in my life wrote a personal letter to Betty Ford when she was in the Whitehouse and got a personal response. It does happen.

 

[Nimaz]

It feels like pissing in a violin but I sent my note anyway. Thank you for providing the link.

 

[Endor]

Sent a comment. Sharing in case it gives other some food for thought:

This comment is in relation to the FDA proposed deeming of electronic cigarettes currently pending review in OIRA (RIN #0910-AG38).

I am urging President Obama to protect consumer choice and demand that the FDA re-work its tobacco Deeming Regulations so that the existing variety of e-cigarette and vapor products can remain on the market.

As they are currently written, the FDA's proposed electronic cigarette regulations will remove 99.9%+ of vapor products from the market. This is because of the unprecedented and overly-stringent requirements the FDA has included for the Pre-Market new tobacco Application (PMTA) that sellers will have to submit in order for existing products to remain on the market.

The key decision facing the OIRA is the economic impact, and whether the benefits outweigh the downsides from an economic standpoint. The FDA has grossly underestimated the dollar amounts required to submit PMTAs. By many estimates, it will cost at least 10x the amount per product, with most vapor vendors and "vapor shops" selling hundreds of products, each requiring a separate PMTA. These estimates are based on other PMTAs for traditional tobacco products that have been submitted in recent years.

Worse yet, this cost will be incurred on hundreds of small businesses, employing thousands more Americans, that produce these products. These business are in no way related to the traditional "tobacco industry", they are small businesses started by American entrepreneurs that will be forced out of business by these regulations.

The economic reason alone is why I believe that OIRA should return these proposed deeming regulations back to the FDA for rework on the economic impact, and why I am asking for your help, Mr. President.

I am a 45-year old that has been cigarette-free for over 3 years as a result of e-cigarettes, after attempting to quit several times using the traditional FDA-approved cessation systems (gums and patches). I have noticed an improvement in my overall health and breathing. I am deeply concerned over these regulations as a result.

If the FDA is successful in their regulatory efforts, and 99.9%+ of vapor products are taken off the market due to these draconian regulations, I will likely return to smoking cigarettes (as I am sure others will as well).

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope I can count on the President to do the right thing and protect adult access to vapor products.

 

[sofarsogood]

I wrote something, a page or 2 of some of my arguments addressed to the pres. I think i asked that it be forwarded to the appropriate office. I got what's below in response via email. Did anybody else get one of these? It's skillfully written but I wish our politicians woulld be a little more ballsy and opinionated.

Dear Charles:

Thank you for writing, and for your thoughtful input. Messages like yours serve as an important reminder of the work that still lies ahead, and they reflect a commitment to staying engaged in shaping the future we know is possible. As long as I’m President, I’ll keep pouring everything I have into securing a brighter tomorrow for people across our country.

Again, thank you for writing. By embracing hope and speaking out on issues that matter to you, you can help make a difference. I want you to know I’m listening, and I wish you all the best.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama

 

[Nimaz]

I wrote something, a page or 2 of some of my arguments addressed to the pres. I think i asked that it be forwarded to the appropriate office. I got what's below in response via email. Did anybody else get one of these? It's skillfully written but I wish our politicians woulld be a little more ballsy and opinionated.

Dear Charles:

Thank you for writing, and for your thoughtful input. Messages like yours serve as an important reminder of the work that still lies ahead, and they reflect a commitment to staying engaged in shaping the future we know is possible. As long as I’m President, I’ll keep pouring everything I have into securing a brighter tomorrow for people across our country.

Again, thank you for writing. By embracing hope and speaking out on issues that matter to you, you can help make a difference. I want you to know I’m listening, and I wish you all the best.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama

I didn't receive any answer myself but I did not wrote such a long statement either. The response sounds a bit generic and doesn't get you back on the topic but you might have made a difference. Thank you!

 

[Endor]

Actually, I did receive a response... same one that sofarsogood posted. So, confirmed generic.

Unfortunately, I'm running a little low on the "hope" meter lately, I guess I need to "embrace" some more of it. Wait, err, where did I put that can of Hope again?

 

[Kent C]

Wait, err, where did I put that can of Hope again?

Didn't some candidate run on that?

 

[Endor]

Yep. Hope and Change.

I have HOPE that the FDA won't shut down the vapor industry, and OIRA will make them CHANGE the regs.

I also have HOPE to win the lottery, that will CHANGE my life.

Notice how "hope" is such a fuzzy word.... "just hope for it". But then what if it doesn't happen? Well, nothing vested but "hope". Just keeping on hoping....

<sigh>... but I digress into that murky pit again.....

 

[Kent C]

Yep. Hope and Change.

I have HOPE that the FDA won't shut down the vapor industry, and OIRA will make them CHANGE the regs.

I also have HOPE to win the lottery, that will CHANGE my life.

Notice how "hope" is such a fuzzy word.... "just hope for it". But then what if it doesn't happen? Well, nothing vested but "hope". Just keeping on hoping....

<sigh>... but I digress into that murky pit again.....

 

[nicnik]

Didn't some candidate run on that?

Very quickly after the 2008 election, President-Elect Obama seemed to almost ridicule those hoping for the change he promised, saying something along the lines of 'people expect change to happen quickly, but it's a long, tedious process.' Something like that. And whitin a few days, he appointed Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff. Bait and switch.

I didn't favor him in the primaries until it was down to just him and Hillary, and I voted for him only because of preference over McCain. But I was completely aware that the "Hope and Change" was mere campaign rhetoric, just like McCain's "Change we can believe in".

I'm not sure why people don't want to use the President's name on this forum. President Barack Obama has made a political mess over vaping, and he deserves to be called out on it.

 

[Kent C]

But I was completely aware that the "Hope and Change" was mere campaign rhetoric,

I don't think it was 'mere... rhetoric' - it's been very successful - esp. the 'change' part. And that also puts a different spin on "Yes, we can" - like 'Oh yes we can' as if in answer to those who might say "No you can't".

 

[nicnik]

I don't think it was 'mere... rhetoric' - it's been very successful - esp. the 'change' part. And that also puts a different spin on "Yes, we can" - like 'Oh yes we can' as if in answer to those who might say "No you can't".

His opposition exagerates the change to the point of claiming America as it once was has now decidely vanished. Same was done regarding George W. Bush, with the same cry "We want our country back!".

 

[Kent C]

His opposition exagerates the change to the point of claiming America as it once was has now decidely vanished. Same was done regarding George W. Bush, with the same cry "We want our country back!".

Iraq got their country back (after Obama pulled out) - so did Egypt, Libya. New rulers though - ISIS.

Another huge socialist program - Obamacare - is no little matter. I could go on with other things - coal eg. rqce relations worse than since before MLK - but the big push now will be Global Warming/energy - with socialist policies that will decimate what remains of America's industries. I'd encourage all companies that can - to go elsewhere as soon as they can. Back to actual topic....

 

[nicnik]

Back to actual topic...

The Obama administration has been fighting hard to prevent change in how people consume nicotine, with preference for the most established, unhealthy means, and attempting to keep people from changing to some safer alternatives.

 

[Kent C]

The Obama administration has been fighting hard to prevent change in how people consume nicotine, with preference for the most established, unhealthy means, and attempting to keep people from changing to some safer alternatives.

We agree

 

[DC2]

Didn't some candidate run on that?

Yeah, and I think he may have used it all up.

 

[Nimaz]

I received a response letter the U.S. Senator Dean Heller. This letter is addressed to me, and expresses appreciation for my support of Deeming Authority Clarification H.R.2058. After sharing her concerns regarding the dangers of smoking and the necessity of educating our youth in that matter, she presents Tome Cole as the Congressman who introduced the proposal to prevent the FDA to ban the e-cig products introduced in the market after 2007 until the FDA can approve their safety regulations. Although, "companion legislation has not yet been introduced to the senate", it seems that our opinions are taken in consideration if this legislation come to the Senate for "debate or a vote".

I am not quite sure what to make of this, but it sounds somehow encouraging.