Stearns amendment to reduce FDA Tobacco Center budget defeated

[Bill Godshall]

Rep. Cliff Stearns was/is a smoker who uses e-cigarettes.

His amendment to reduce FDA's tobacco Center budget by 82% was defeated 257-164. Had he proposed a 40%-50% funding cut, it might have passed.
U.S. House Rejects Rep. Stearns' Amendment to Give $392 Million Gift to Big... -- WASHINGTON, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

 

[Tom09]

Might have been better if some amendment could have been drafted to protect the actual population (i.e. existing consumers, as opposed to CTFK’s imaginary children). Just an uninformed statement.