In case you haven't noticed, pols make your business only their business when some of their business 'clients' are losing theirs.
Out of general curiosity, and trying not to make a false assumption or statement myself, I decided to look into lobbyists and campaign financing for Schumer. As we all know, Google results aren't always the bastion of accuracy either. - Unfortunately I don't have access to LexisNexis.
The donations from lobbying that I searched for were not specified other than in a generalized 'lobbying' category for Schumer. There was also a generalized catch-all category for "Pharmaceuticals." Both totals were over $500,000 across sources. Of course they varied, just as the sources varied in credibility, hence the search disclaimer. With "pharmaceuticals" the specifics on who and when in exact detail can't be confirmed without excessive research. - I'm curious. Except I'm not
that curious where I'm going to spend the next several hours dissecting the man's campaign finances. If you feel compelled to do so, more power to you.
I didn't see much for tobacco mentions. Usually a search for tobacco law makers is easy to spot given all the controversy. That said, I still have no idea who and what fell into the 'lobbying' category. Not to mention that the Citizen's United ruling makes it near impossible to discover and verify all sources of campaign donations now. If you think it is beyond tobacco and pharma to use non-profit groups to front their interests and funnel funds to law makers, think again.
Mind you Schumer is in line to potentially become the Minority Leader and did roll with Wall Street lobbyist donations quite a bit. While the flavor debate is mostly talk for show right now, it might not be in the near future.
I would not have been attracted to "kid friendly" flavored cigarettes.
Ha! Strangely enough after reading the legislation news I took a break and looked up candy the other day. All that I can say is that for "kid friendly" that I like candy cigarettes. Sadly I can only order them online as they too were once demonized for sensationalizing smoking among the youth population years ago. I'm also an adult with no kids. - Though to keep on topic: I don't think I'd want to vape that flavor. It is basically powdered sugar.