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Going to show you some of the recent debate in congress and at the white house on the issue of vaping and underage use of ecigarettes. We are joined by andrew siddons, who covers health care for cq roll call. Tell us why the issue of underage vaping 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 the 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. An...

Dangerous to youth . Two fundamental reasons, our brainstorm fully develop until 4 25 or 26 years old, and its clear that any exposure to nicotines in the still developing adolescent brain is harmful, regardless of what the other hazards, chemicals in the vapor are. Just the nicotine alone is reason enough to be concerned that no good should be concerned. Then, when you add what is known, those bring additional risks. We have to still called Harm Reduction debate, that is a different question, when we ask about if we switch to ecigarettes, well be exposing itself to fewer toxins. As i said, ki...

The subcommittee will come to order without objection the chair is authorized a recess at any the subcommittee will come to order. We are allowed to declare a recess at a time. We are examining the federal response to the epidemic of youth ecigarette used and fta food and Drug Administration compliance policy. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. September 11 this year the administration released disturbing results, the youth beta epidemic and at the vaping epidemic continues to grow to alltime highs. And that they use ecigarettes the trends are alarming for High S...

Quorum call mr. Cardin madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin thank you, madam president. I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cardin equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or bridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Equal rights amendment. Most americans believe its part of our constitution today. But its not. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated, and i quote, every constitution written since the end of world war ii includes a provision...

Welcome to the texas book festival. Im joined today by two incredible authors who are going to help us unpack American Health care. Katherine eban, who whens an investigative journalist, a Fortune Magazine contributor and an Andrew Carnegie fellow. Her articles on pharmaceutical counterfeiting, gun trafficking and coercive interrogations by the cia have Won International attention and numerous awards. She lectures frequently on the topic of pharmaceutical integrity, bottle of lies the inside story of the generic drug boom, her second book, was published bihar per collins in by harpercollins in...