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Transcript of Proceedings
. UNITED STATES SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LABORAND HUMAN RESOURCES
Hearing on
S. 1929
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SENiATOF?' HATCH= I't's a pleasure for me to welcome
you here' t.oday to these full committee hearings devoted' to
the C'omprehensivE Smok.fng P!rev$ntion, and' Education Act,
S. 1!19'29 1.
.As Chairman of the Labor and' Hum;an Resources
Commi'ttee, I have had .thre' opportunity to l,earn, a, great deal
about the health needs of our citi'z-ens.
Over the past de~c~ade, there have b~een~~ num~ero:us~
federal initiatives intended tomeet these needs, all of
which have.warthy motjves,, with, a pri_ce, tag which has proven
to be more costly than the taxpayers can afford.
_ Cansequently,. Congress 1s sloily but su!rely
rediscovering .a 1ns~~t~ viirtue~. I~t's~ called prud~encE~.~ ~And so~
now,n in cooperation with President Reagan, we are tryi'ng to
16 6~ target our~ resources and a~~e~~ti~vit~ies~~ .wh~erethey:e are~ likely ~ t~o~,
17' reap th,e.most benefi't, where they wLT1 gi:ve .us the biggest
18' bang for the buck.
191 In this regard', I've c.on'sulted' with scientists
20 and' healthprofess3iona1s within! th~e! public and' private21 sector f'or _their recommendatjans.
I am impressed with their
22 Strong consensms, favoring moire Emphasis on preventative
23 medicine and health promotion. VNe simpl'y cannot afford' to,
24 spend the .Li.onr's share of our tederal health dollar on the
25 treatment -of' d'isease,, particularly when' so many o the
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j'101M1'T I illnesses which cause death.and disab'i11ty are preventable.
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2 I speak here not only of the doll~ar cost but aTso
3' of the human cost. Our governments commitment to heaIth
4 preventj,an, must theretore become more than sentimental liip
service. Our e.ommitment should translate into action. The
health o.f' -the Ame.ri'can, pEopLe d'epe:nds on it.
Our nat ian*s pr e.emanent hea lth .expe rts agree that
the most worthwhile sangle .effo:rt .we could make to improve
the healthlof' our citizens .i's to convince them of the
harmfulness of_ smoking _cigarettes. I'tcauses chronic
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disease, premature d-3ath, and billions of' doll.ars of lost
productivjty every year.;
.13 ln .fact, _fhis legi'slationenjoys endorsement from'
14 virtuaTlyr every ma jor .and medj'cal professjonail organi2.ation
1'1 5_ _.c,onc:ex.ned with public heal'th. I am niot interestedi in
16: ' legisaating~ health, in telling people how to liv.e their
17 ' _.personal' lives. I am parti.c.ul!aray not interested' in having.
18 the Federal. Government step In if .a problem1 can be solved i'n
119 the private sector, as it ulsuaLlly can.
20 But I am tonvji.nc_ed that the health .consequiences of
21 smoking are of _su-ch magnitude that the public is
22' suf_'ficiently uinaware of these.problems, that we need_another,
23 mia j.ar ,nat innal effort to he Ip .our c ilt i_zens make i nf ormed
24 choices about their health..
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jlOMT I eduicati.cn I hav:e in mind.
2 I agree with farmer. Assistant Secretary of' Health,
3' Dr Ted' Cooper, when he .said, -"'VNe will achi'eve the greatest
C4 . good not throughlabsolute bans, but by g,i vingour.peopl e51 the. knowledqe necess-ary to
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6 personal decisi,ons."
7That,s why S.enator' P'ackwood and I have introduced'
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8 the Comprehens.i ve ..Smok:fng Pre ve.ntion and Ed.uc ati on Act.
9 S.enator.Packwood, of .c.ourse, is with us today, and I'm.
.1'01 grateful to have him .here. - H'e,'s chairman of the Senate
1!11 Commerc.e Cbmmittee. And we introduced _this bi1'1 on
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12 Decsmber 9th,, 198J.
13 - Thi s bi ll i's des ignedi to stimul.ate a c..ooperati ve
14 effort with th.e private sector to provide health .ed.uc.ation,
15 on smoking. NVe wo:uldl.like the Federal Go!ver.nment to
16, continue the activities of the Office of:.Sm:oking and.Htalth,
1'7 which does a, c:omme.ndable job i'n coordinating and,
il8' disseminating smoking..reuated i'nf:orma.tion. The stimul'us and
119' support that this leg.is.latio:n can _pr.ovide w.ill further
20 augment .these admirable efforts..
2'1 In addition, our bi'1l asks the tobacco industry to
22' rotate th:e messages .oni the warning labels already mandat.ed'
23' by the Federal Cigarett.e Labeling andi Advertis.ing Act.
24 These labels iiniform our smoking popullationinot only of'
25 cigarettes causal link w.i'th the cancer .o:f' the lung, but also
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j10MT" I with emphysema, a chronic .lung disease. .whi'ch, causes.a slow
2' and agonizing drath and d:isablas over a milli.on Americans.
3 Cigarettes a]o so cause heart d'.iseas:e a.nd may' c ause
4 mis.carriages or premature b.irths.
5 Tabacco-manufacturrrs would also be asked to
6 pr.ovide information regarding the chemical additives used as
7' flavor enhancers so that our scientists can determine if
8' they aren,'t possibly as cancer-causinglas tobacco itself.
9' Today', we are going to hear..testimony from
110'~ rep~rese~~ntatives~~ of t~h~.e~~ .Ad'mtn~is~t~ra~~t~i~on, from a panel o~~f' ~
1'11 ,outstanding s.cientists,i _and f'r:om, a_distinguished spokesman
12' representing the "lbig three'- volunteer agencies, the
13 American Cancer So.c.iety, th.e Ameri.c.an Heart Assoc.i'atjon, and
14 the Ameri'can Lung Assacjation. ,
115~: _~ ~ I wn~~u ld: 1 i ke to~~ ta~kE~~ t~hii s~ oFportun~i~t~y'~ to r~e~~cog,ni a e~~
16 the American Heart Associati.on for their assistance i'.ni
.1i7 drafting, the Comprehensive Smoking -Preventlon, andl Education
1l8 Act.
14 W'e wa1T aliso, hear testimony from a representative
20, .of the Tobacco Ins itute, as we_T11.
21 The tPstimcxny presented today -is gof.ng to address
22 the he_alth-rel-ated, aspects of thfis biJll.
23 Senator Packwood has scheduled' Commerce Committee
24 hearings for April 26th regarding advertisi.ng anditrade
25: i ssues,. And,I' mi'ghtadd',t we are very grateful to: have
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jLDMT I Senator Packw-oodi join.our committee todayc.
2S~enator Packwood and' myself,, asI~ve mentioned,3 have - jo.intlyr sponsored this legislation. And
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4 appreciate his active interest in these hearings and.wel,come
5 his part ic ipat.fon.
6' Sen ator F ac kwood'.
7SEI+IATOR .P'ACKWOODs Mr. Chairman, thank you for
8'' extending the invitation to, me and to all of the members of
91 the Commerce .Comm.itte.e to par_ti_cipate in- this hearing on' the
110 bill before -us.
1' I As you are aw'are, th,e ma jo'r purpose of. t.his
i2 legisLati:-an is to provide consumers with more i'nfo'rmatilon
1''3 about the adverse effE:cts oif: smoking.
14 As~ a member o.f~ the~~~ .C'o~~mmer.c.e~~ .GD:mm.i tt e:e~ andi now as~~
15c~~ha~irman, of tha~~t~ commit~te~e~~, ~ I have~ Iom~_g b~e~~e~n concerned with
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1161 the effects of. unfair..o'r deceptive prcduct labeling and
1.7 advertising. And 1' am particularly r.onc.erned about what I
18 believe is an iaadequate aware:nessabcut the specif'i.c health
19 hazards of smolt..ing, and .aboLt advertising campaigns that.
20 target segments of the population, s:uch as young adults.
21 And we all know that women_ .whol are pregnant and' those who'
22 take birth o_ontrol pi lTs may be uniquely affacted' by smoking
23 and that y©ung adul'ts may .be unduly affected by
24 advrertisements.
25 The legi'slatian, Mr. Chairman, that you, andi I have
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JlOMT 1 co-sponsored has been condemned as.an example of burdensome
2 governm.ental regulat,.ion, and an, abridgement of' the First
3' Amendment of the il.rtatedi States Constitution. This coulid not.
4 be further from the truth
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5 My record on these.subj'etts is clear. I have been_
6 a proponent -of derEgv Lation in the communic.at fon, industry,
7' the transpo'rtation' indUstry. And where there was a
8' demonstrated need' .for a freer marketpaacE, I.have support.ed
9' that deregulat.ion. I have also bee:n $ fervent supporter of
10' civil libert:f'es.
But in the~~ market~pLa~c.e o~.f' .i.a~f©rmatio.n, th~~e~
112' American peopLe are: rlesperate1y in ned' of more. info'rmatian
1i3' about the he,alLh .eff:e.cts~ of _smo!'cj..ng in order to make a, truly
14 free and: informed' chai'c.e. ~
15 ._1 look fo'rward to hearingi from the witrtesses
11 ~~ 6'; sch~ed~u~Led: for this~, morn~ing~ and' lle~arni'.ngi mo~~reab'aaut th~e
17 health as.p:e:cts of these issues.
118', Tha nk you.
119 SENATOR ' HATCNI= Thank you, Senator P'.ackwood. I
20 know S~ena~~t~o~r, East~~ is~~_withi .u~s~.~
2'1 And, Semator, we~re happy' to invite you to,
22 .('inaudib]le)i in the h:eari!ngs today.
2'3'~ S:EIV~A~TOR EAST, Than~k~ yoau~,. Mr.~ Ch~a~~i'~rm~an~.~
2'4' - appreciate the; opportunity to be here wi'th my t~.wo'
2'5 d'isti.nguished colileagues from the Senate and also members of
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J10MT I disttilnguil.shed' lead'ers in the Republiean, Party.
2' Mr. Chairman, :I appreciate, as a member of. this
3 commii'ttee, the opportuni'ty to make some observation onj this
4 legis.LatiQn.
5 I certainly underst.and the good intentions of' yrrxu
6 tw-a d!istinguishedL gentlement but 1 will be blunt and
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categorical about it, I think this is .a bad bill. And I'd
like to briefly state at the outset whyI think it is and
then we can take these matters up with greater precision and
I wau ld~ h~o~pe,. Mr~.~ Cha.irinan~, that~ in t~er.ms~ of the~
12 panels we have here that we can have a balanced presentation
13 this morningi. And .we shall certainly strive for that, andi
14 as I know You .N1.111, to o. But .I~ w:ouilLd'~ like~~ to~: s!ay^~ that ~ if it~
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1101 f'o~~cus~~ as we~ lac.e~ our .wa~~y! through th~e~~ --~ the~ hEaring,stod~~a~y:.
15 would appear, after the conclusion of our hearings this.
16 morning, that additi.onal hearings may be in order, that we
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can get the broad perspective o.f' opinion onithi's, I woulid'
cerainly, as one member of' the commii.ttee, LiltP ta, have us
19 move in that dir.ection If _it. would seem ilt would_ .bE, useful
20 as we pursue this subject.
21', As twth of the gentlemen have indicated, the --
22 .the purpose af thi's bill is ta__i'norease the fnformation
23~~ level af~ the Am~:erj.c~~an~ .pe~op~le~~ about~ the h~e~a~li~th~hazard~~so~f~:
24! . smoking.
25 N'ow, it's intteresting to rxote the Gallup Po1'1 has
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J10MT I shown that 92' perc.ent of the Amer.ican, people already:lcnow
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2' that cigarette smoking does, carried to excess, involve
3 certain health.risks - as many things. do. Drinking does,
4 excessive use of sugar, salt fast dri'sringi, obesity, and'
5 ad i_nfinitum.
61 My concern here .is, Mr. Chairman, that what you
T have' is a bi1.1 that is purpo:.itEd' to, be informational in
8 basic structure and diesagn, but ,ultimately, if you strip It
g: down toit_s~ theoret:icaT base,_it has aprohibditional mrood,
10 about it, be.causet what it wouldi do - and I fi.nd' this
11 contrary ta thL philosophy of,this .Administ.ratjlon and to the
.12 mandate .o:f' 1'9!.8Q' - this would, saddle a legitimate and
13 honorabT.e and long-standing industry .in this country with, zn
1I4 enorm:ous bureau.cratic regulation. We -deeply fear - we
15
dieeply .f.e.ar that this bill woulld be used' as a frontal
16 assau lt on an' honorable tn'd'ustry by the government and al'so
1i7 that it would serve as _th:e basis f.ory very serious assault by
18 the courts upon av_ery honorablle. industry.
19 And T''d Like .t,.:o put thils thing ini.perspective.
2D There is nothing,wrong - jn faot, I' support -- and those
21 who would_ share my posit.ion', .I .beliewe, would support the
22 _idea f,or the govesnmen.t to, inform people about relativ'.e
23 health problems, be it tobacco,} drinkinig, saIt, sugar,
24 automobiles, olaes~~aty, and again - so forth -.is
25 appropriate and a useful role of' government. But again,,
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