Kentucky Youth Advocates Issues Statement on Sen. McConnell Securing Tobacco-Free Youth Act
December 17, 2019
December 17, 2019
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Dec. 17 -- Kentucky Youth Advocates issued the following statement by Executive Director Terry Brooks:
We applaud U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for securing the Tobacco-Free Youth Act in the federal Fiscal Year 2020 Agreement to raise the minimum legal sale age of tobacco products across the country, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21. This bipartisan legislation, known as Tobacco 21 and sponsored by Leader McConnell and Senator Tim Kaine, woul . . .
We applaud U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for securing the Tobacco-Free Youth Act in the federal Fiscal Year 2020 Agreement to raise the minimum legal sale age of tobacco products across the country, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21. This bipartisan legislation, known as Tobacco 21 and sponsored by Leader McConnell and Senator Tim Kaine, woul . . .