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Tweet - "It's time to start taxing e-cigs. The single best way to keep these products out of the hands of kids is to price it out of their range. That's why we passed taxes on cigarettes years ago, & it's why I'm introducing a bill later today to start doing the same to e-cigarettes."

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Date: Sept. 19, 2019
Issues: Minors and Children Health and Health Care

"It's time to start taxing e-cigs. The single best way to keep these products out of the hands of kids is to price it out of their range.

That's why we passed taxes on cigarettes years ago, & it's why I'm introducing a bill later today to start doing the same to e-cigarettes."

"My Tobacco Tax Equity Act establishes the 1st federal e-cigarette tax. It will close loopholes exploited by Big Tobacco to avoid the taxes, & it will double the federal tax rate on these products & peg it to inflation so it remains an effective public health tool in the future."

"My Tobacco Tax Equity Act establishes the 1st federal e-cigarette tax. It will close loopholes exploited by Big Tobacco to avoid the taxes, & it will double the federal tax rate on these products & peg it to inflation so it remains an effective public health tool in the future."

@SenatorDurbin


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