Year. Another was interrelated but sort of a distinct issue that we saw starting over the summer with vaping related illnesses that were beginning to emerge. We have now seen thousands injured and dozens dead from this. Thats related to illicit vaping from the use of ecigarettes. Beards and sea of those illnesses really prompted policymakers to want to respond more broadly to the vaping issues weird dealing with in the u. S. They will have to take their flavors off of the market. The other dive boat the cigarette product available, there are these devices that they have tanks that the users can refill them with liquid nicotine themselves. They tend to be more popular among adults. They are harder to conceal the products on juul. The flavor for those who continue to operate as they currently have as long as they have strict age verification in place. It is also not la favors that are obviously marketing to children. So they wouldbe able to sell things like flavors used on serial or Some
Became a bigger issue in 2019. Andrew i think it was a combination of factors that really drove this to the front of the policy debate this year. One was just a year over year increases in the number of teens who are reporting ecigarette use. Thats been increasing for several years, but 2019, we saw another significant increase over last year. Another was interrelated, but sort of distinct issue that we saw, starting over the summer with vaping related illnesses that were beginning to emerge, that weve now seen thousands injured and dozens dead from this. Thcs related to illicit vaping, which is distinct from the problem of ecigarette use. But the urgency of those illnesses i think really prompted policymakers to want to respond more broadly to the vaping issues were dealing with in the u. S. Host and the Administration Starts the new year with an announcement about vaping and ecigarettes. Andrew, youre covering this story. What did they say . Andrew so, the Administration Says that in
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Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, following the first vote, there will be fiveminute votes. House resolution 1227 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 76. House resolution 1227. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 8369, to provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and Defense Services for israel and other matters. Providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 7530, to limit youth offender status in the district of columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the attorney general of the district of columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the district of columbia. To amend the district of columbia home rule act to prohibit the council of the district of columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences and for other purposes. Providing for consideration o