House Democrats Introduce Bill To Ban All Flavors And Online Sales

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Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]* 04/18/2019
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 04/25/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 04/25/2019
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] 04/25/2019
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] 05/02/2019
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 05/14/2019
Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] 05/14/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 05/30/2019
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] 05/30/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 06/12/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 06/12/2019
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] 06/12/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 06/12/2019
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] 06/12/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] 06/12/2019
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 06/20/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] 06/20/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] 06/20/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 06/28/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 06/28/2019
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] 06/28/2019
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] 07/09/2019
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 07/09/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 07/09/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] 07/25/2019
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] 07/25/2019
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] 08/06/2019
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] 08/09/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 08/20/2019
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] 09/06/2019
Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] 09/06/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] 09/09/2019
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] 09/09/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] 09/11/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 09/11/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] 09/11/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] 09/11/2019
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 09/11/2019
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] 09/12/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] 09/16/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 09/16/2019
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] 09/16/2019
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] 09/16/2019
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 09/16/2019
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 09/16/2019
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] 09/16/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] 09/24/2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] 09/24/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 09/24/2019
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 09/24/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 09/24/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] 09/24/2019
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] 09/24/2019
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 09/24/2019
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 09/24/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] 09/24/2019
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] 09/24/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] 09/26/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 09/26/2019
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] 09/26/2019
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] 10/04/2019
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] 10/04/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] 10/04/2019
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] 10/08/2019
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] 10/08/2019
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] 10/08/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 10/11/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] 10/11/2019
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] 10/11/2019
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] 10/11/2019
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] 10/11/2019
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] 10/21/2019
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] 10/21/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] 10/21/2019
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] 10/21/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 10/21/2019
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] 10/28/2019
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] 10/28/2019
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] 10/28/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] 10/28/2019
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] 10/28/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] 10/28/2019
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] 10/30/2019
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] 10/30/2019
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. “Chuy” [D-IL-4] 11/01/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] 11/01/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 11/05/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 11/12/2019
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] 11/12/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] 11/13/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 11/13/2019
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] 11/13/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 11/21/2019
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] 11/21/2019
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] 11/21/2019
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] 11/26/2019
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] 12/03/2019
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 12/05/2019
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] 12/06/2019
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] 12/11/2019
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] 12/11/2019
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 12/23/2019
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 12/23/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 01/07/2020
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 01/13/2020
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] 01/15/2020
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] 01/21/2020
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 01/24/2020
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] 01/24/2020
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] 01/28/2020
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 01/30/2020
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] 01/30/2020
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] 02/04/2020
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] 02/06/2020
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] 02/11/2020
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] 02/13/2020
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] 02/18/2020
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] 02/18/2020
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My state’s Representative is not on there, yet. Thankfully. Yay, I don’t have to compose a scathing letter to my Rep.

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Why do the Democrats seem to favor this type of legislation ?

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“Cause they’re democrats,” Said Wombat’s Hubs.

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This is why I’ve spent around 1000.00 since that dreadful day of sept.11th 2019 when the proverbial siht hit the fan. I’d guesstimate that for the 3 of us adult flavor loving vapers in my family I’m good for over 5 years.

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It’s not just the Dems :smirk:… it’s a whole bunch of folks with “control” in mind!

Please, everyone, take the time to read this this article and educate yourself. :sunglasses: Reading is fun and opens up your mind to new ideas.

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Cosponsors: S.3174 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | Cosponsor statistics: 10 current - includes 8 original

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  1. |Cosponsor|Date Cosponsored|
    | — | — |
    |Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]*|01/09/2020|
    |Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]|01/13/2020|
    |Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]|01/28/2020|
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Regarding abstruse and entirely moral (as opposed to scientific) battle-cries surrounding “addictions”:

Addiction: the colonization of rituals, Matthew Prokopiw, 2015

What is addiction? Since its transformation as a word in the late 19th century, not only has it taken on the form of a scientific concept, but it also contains a complex social-historical component that tells a story of how and why addiction is now conceived of as a harmful and deviant behaviour. The objective of this text is to highlight how addiction fundamentally eclipses scientific discourses and instead functions as a social concept in the interests of colonization – comprised of forces of State and capitalism. Based on a critical reading of Mircea Eliade’s The Sacred and the Profane, we will find that the colonizing forces of State and capitalism express the post-modern form of the sacred, wherein rituals that sustain the sacred world are deemed good and promoted, whereas those rituals which threaten the State or capitalist mode of being are classified as bad, or profane. Thus, we will contrast the figure of the sports fanatic through his/her participation on online forums as they exhibit institutional characteristics of addiction, to the criminalized and demonized subjects and objects of addiction, with the intent of portraying two forms of institutional addiction with contrasting relations to colonial ideals. Moreover, in three films by Satyajit Ray (The Music Room, The Chess Players, and Charulata), we will not only see how social processes delineate the primary nature of the drug/user relationship which characterizes addiction, but also how forces of colonization repurpose rituals to serve colonial ideals. By tracing the transformation of the word addiction to authoritative relations with drunkenness, it will become evident how the impositions of morality and higher social forces have made addiction a social tool and a concept irreconcilable with scientific theories. Finally, in contrasting texts by Gabor Mate, Bruce Alexander and Stanton Peele, with texts by Harry Levine, Alfred Lindesmith and Thomas Szasz, we will see distinguishing types of discourses which attempt to address the problem ‘what is addiction?’

From the prohibition of Alcohol a century ago, through the so-called “War on Drugs” (instead, a war waged upon people, in the interest in controlling them for purposes of monetary profit in the name of “moral imperatives”), and now where Nicotine usage is concerned, the “Iron law of prohibition” has held - demonstrably resulting in harming of the health of (including causing the unnecessary deaths of) far, far more persons than would ever have been the case - had competent adults not been ritualistically demonized, coercively infantilized, exploitatively controlled, and thus punitively tyrannized by the State.

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It doesn’t surprise me, TBH. We’ve always known Big Tobacco would try to control the government views in this manner. Something that takes away money from the tobacco industry is always going to be a threat to them.

It’s the same reason marijuana was made illegal, in the first place. It threatened the cotton and tobacco industries because they were safer and more readily adaptable uses for the product including textiles for hemp in place of cotton, smokables for marijuana in place of tobacco, etc.

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So two R’s and a butt ton of Dems why am I NOT surprised?

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We have ANTZ (Anti Nicotine and Tobacco Zealots)in both parties. Lets spread the blame around a little.
Everyone loves to go after low hanging fruit.

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Ironically, (if) this totalitarian crusade (wearing phony moral/medical masks) ends up being enacted into law, we will have (Republican) US Senators and President (who care so deeply about liberty) to thank.

See the latter portion of the below-linked post (which is found above on this thread) for why that is so:

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The root causes of exploitations arise out of monetary avarice (rather than moral or political polemics):

(Page 11) … tobacco regulation has often served to enhance the profits of incumbent firms as much (if not more) than it has combated the public health harms associated with smoking. In some cases, it even appears as if tobacco industry regulation primarily served the interests of Bootleggers, though it was facilitated by a Baptist veneer.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2683583

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If its only Democrats that are against Vaping why worry ??? Before it becomes law it has to go through the Senate which is GOP controlled right ??? Then it has to be signed in to law by President ( R) …So we have no worries …This brings so much joy to know its not Bipartisan…No more worries everyone quit calling your representatives .

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Because of their ideological belief that the government (and they) know how to run our lives better than we do. In my life I’ve met many idiots and assholes who believe this, yet not one of them has all their shit together. This is a human condition for which there is no cure.

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Yup! :smirk: Much of it has to do with the representative’s constituency’s ability/due diligence to call them up and scream at them about their concerns. If that isn’t enough, the constituency then pays them in order to sway their view via contributions to their upcoming campaigns. Money talks and gets shite done! Pretty simple concept. Sad… but, simple. :confused:

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Interestingly, congress-members of the political party that some still for some reason hold in imagined high esteem where it comes to “protecting liberty” has accepted far more monetary contributions from tobacco lobbyists - who we know are solely out for themselves and the preservation of monetary profits.

(2017-2018 Election Cycle): Contributions to Republicans = 2.89 times contributions to Democrats

(2019-2020 Election Cycle): Contributions to Republicans = 2.45 times contributions to Democrats

One might reasonably doubt that these lobbyists are hand-wringing about “personal liberties”. They will act towards maximizing profits at any and all costs. This ought to strike fear into any idealists’ hearts :grimacing:

Note that - just like government/military contracts - for Senators and Representatives, keeping the MSA Cash Cow alive (at all costs) is clearly an important (and I would posit universally dominant) motivation. These folks could care less what dubious and absurdly expensive Nicotine delivery systems are allowed and if they can pull-off this extortion routine while “looking good” to moral-nannies, so much the better.

Total Spent on Tobacco, 2019 = $27,979,750
Number of Clients = 25
Number of Lobbyists (and the percentage that are former government employees) = 279 (79.21%)

Follow the money to reveal the intentions and marketing strategies of the dominant lobbying players:

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Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=a02

… The MSA heavily influences the structure of the cigarette industry to this day. The agreement included a series of regulatory restrictions on the industry and cemented the dominant market position of existing manufacturers. … The cigarette manufacturers recognized the state AG lawsuits as a potential existential threat, and sought a truce. … Secret negotiations between several AGs, plaintiffs’ lawyers, and cigarette industry attorneys produced a new agreement, the MSA. … After its release in late 1998, it was quickly endorsed by 46 state AGs. (The remaining four states had already reached separate settlements with the cigarette companies, each of which was preserved under the MSA. ) … the MSA did not green‐light FDA regulation or offer federal immunity from suit. As a consequence, the MSA, unlike the Resolution, did not need legislative approval in Congress and so the AGs, plaintiffs’ lawyers, and tobacco companies were able to cut Congress out of the deal. … The structure of the MSA thus provided a powerful incentive for each company to remain satisfied with the status quo. The MSA attempted to protect the major cigarette companies from new competition. … As things turned out, the MSA was not quite as effective at suppressing competition as some of the signatories may have hoped. … In spite of some grueling battles with the new competition, the MSA enabled the major cigarette manufacturers to increase prices by more than was necessary to make the mandated MSA payments. The MSA’s cartel‐reinforcing provisions sufficiently suppressed competition to enable cigarette companies to take advantage of the price in-elasticity of cigarette demand and obtain record profits. Not only was the MSA anti‐competitive, but some legal experts argued it was unconstitutional as well (although courts have not yet agreed). Nevertheless, the MSA poured competition‐suppressing concrete around major tobacco companies, perhaps dulling the market spur for new product development. … The stage was set for innovation from outside the industry and a delayed industry response. … anti‐smoking groups still wished to see increased federal regulation of cigarettes. The cigarette industry was happy to go along, if such regulation would reinforce the constraints of the MSA, deflect further tort litigation, and preempt some state and local regulation. Altria, in particular, sought legislation granting FDA authority to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products. …

… It’s not very hard to imagine what is presently transpiring in dark corridors regarding Nicotine delivery.

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Yep. Your exactly right!

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That is spot on how the vaping industry will be cartelized, just like alcohol was/is. Not even done reading it but this makes more sense things I have read. It’s all about the money to them, industry wins, public health looses! It’s the American way!

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It looks like a long read… not so much… it has a metric ass load of footnotes! This is a good thing! It gives you reference data to see where the to go for the facts within the text! :sunglasses:

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