The article on Congressman Stearns is below and here's the link nglis.house.gov/sections/news/pdf_news_coverage/Roll_Call_02_17_09.pdf
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Heard on the Hill: Token Smokin
February 17, 2009
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By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
Roll Call Staff
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An HOH tipster reported seeing Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) smoking in the Rayburn House Office Building cafeteria, shortly after the House vote on the stimulus bill Friday afternoon.
And while HOH could understand that the showdown vote was probably prettystressful, we were surprised to hear about Stearns smoky indulgence lighting up is banned in the cafeteria, after all, and Stearns himself has been vocal about the harms of cigarettes.
A Stearns spokesman cleared the air for us with an unusual story. Stearns was demonstrating smoking an electronic cigarette, a device used to help wean smokers off those addictive coffin nails. The nifty faux smokes
produce vapor that mimics smoke, but doesnt deliver carcinogens into the body.
I believe that this is healthier for smokers and offers a practical way to help smokers quit, Stearns said in a statement provided to HOH. This could be the wave of the future in smoking cessation.
Stearns wants to share the gadget, too: Hes given one to his son and one to House Minority Leader John Boehner (the Ohio Republican is a hard-core smoker).
Stearns even offered this bipartisan peace pipe: I am going to send a package to President Barack Obama to help him quit or meet with him and enjoy a harmless, carcinogen-free
A Stearns spokesman cleared the air for us with an unusual story. Stearns was demonstrating smoking an electronic cigarette, a device used to help wean smokers off those addictive coffin nails. The nifty faux smokes
produce vapor that mimics smoke, but doesnt deliver carcinogens into the body.
I believe that this is healthier for smokers and offers a practical way to help smokers quit, Stearns said in a statement provided to HOH. This could be the wave of the future in smoking cessation.
Stearns wants to share the gadget, too: Hes given one to his son and one to House Minority Leader John Boehner (the Ohio Republican is a hard-core smoker).
Stearns even offered this bipartisan peace pipe: I am going to send a package to President Barack Obama to help him quit or meet with him and enjoy a harmless, carcinogen-free
smoke.
