Remarks by the President
on Tobacco Settlement Review

This tobacco legislation would build on the extraordinary efforts -- led by Vice President Gore, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, and Domestic Policy Advisor Bruce Reed -- that the Administration has made to work with the public health community, the attorneys general, members of Congress, tobacco farmers, and others to develop a comprehensive tobacco policy.

The President stated that five key elements must be at the heart of any national tobacco legislation:

1) a comprehensive plan to reduce teen smoking, including tough penalties if targets are not met;

2) full authority for FDA to regulate tobacco products;

3) changes in the way the tobacco industry does business;

4) progress toward other public health goals;

5) protection for tobacco farmers and their communities.

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