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Poll supports FDA's cigarette regulation
For seven years, proponents have been trying to get the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes, and President Bush has firmly opposed...
For seven years, proponents have been trying to get the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes, and President Bush has firmly opposed. Last week, he said "nicotine is not a drug to be regulated under FDA."
But most Americans think it is. In a new Washington Post poll, two-thirds of the public said they support a proposal being considered in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to allow the agency to regulate the tobacco industry.
The bill has been pushed by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and has 51 co-sponsors: 37 Democrats, 12 Republicans and both Senate independents. Perhaps just as important, 45 percent of smokers said they support FDA oversight.
The committee debated several amendments Wednesday before Kennedy elected to pause deliberations and resume the meeting today.
