[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        DANGERS OF E-CIGARETTES

  (Ms. BROWN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to emphasize the importance of 
closing the disposable e-cigarette loophole to continue our progress in 
reducing youth e-cigarette use.
  The danger disposable e-cigarettes pose to our young people cannot be 
underestimated. Currently, it is estimated that more than 700,000 
middle and high school students vape on a daily basis--more than 
700,000.
  Use of disposable e-cigarettes by our youth has increased by more 
than 2,000 percent since 2019. Although disguised with flavors like 
apple and strawberry, the truth is that a single e-cigarette can have 
the same amount of nicotine as an entire pack of cigarettes.
  A loophole left by the previous administration excludes e-cigarettes 
and disposable e-cigarette products from the tobacco flavoring 
guidelines, which are at the heart of this epidemic.
  Closing the Trump-era loophole will ensure the flavor ban applies to 
disposable e-cigarettes. Keeping America's youth safe and healthy 
depends on it.

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