Sen. Wyden Issues Statement on Ways & Means Passage of Legislation to Tax E-Cigarettes
October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to Ways and Means Committee passage of legislation to tax e-cigarettes:
"The Ways & Means Committee today advanced important legislation to combat a growing public health crisis and tax e-cigarettes at the same rate as tobacco cigarettes.
"A new generation of nicotine users has been created virtually overnig . . .
"The Ways & Means Committee today advanced important legislation to combat a growing public health crisis and tax e-cigarettes at the same rate as tobacco cigarettes.
"A new generation of nicotine users has been created virtually overnig . . .