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Statement Congressman Michael A. Andrews Committee on Ways and Means 931118
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- Andrews, M.A.
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- SPEARS,ALEXANDER/EXEC CONF ROOM STO
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- 89735020
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- TRAN, TRANSCRIPT
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- Comm on Ways + Means
- Named Person
- Cardin, B.
- Levin, S.
- Mcdermott, J.
- Stark, P.
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- 05 Jun 1998
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- 89734677/89735317/Tobacco Institute 930000
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- 89735009-5011 List of Witnesses to Appear Before Committee on Ways and Me Ans on the Financing Provisions of the Administration's Hea Lth Security Act and Other Health Reform Proposals Thursday , 931118 - Beginning at 10:00 A.M.
- 89735012-5019 Statement the Honorable Pete Stark Committee on Ways and Me Ans
- 89735021-5033 Tobacco Industry Employment: A Review of the Price Waterhou Se Economic Impact Report and Tobacco Institute Estimates O F 'economic Losses From Increasing the Federal Excise Tax'
- 89735034-5035 Statement of Congressman L.F. Payne on the Administration's Financing Provisions for Health Reform Before the Ways and Means Committee 931118
- 89735036-5037 Statement of Congressman Steve Neal Before the Committee on Ways and Means on Health Care Reform Financing 931118
- 89735038-5040 Statement of the Honorable Edward J. Markey on the Inclusio N of An Increased Tax on Tobacco in Comprehensive Health Ca Re Reform Legislation Before the Committee on Ways & Means U.S. House of Representatives 931119
- 89735041-5042 Rogers Makes the Case for Kentucky Tobacco Families, Says C Linton's Tobacco Taxes Are Punitive and Unfair
- 89735043-5044 Congressman Hal Rogers Ways + Means Testimony Tobacco Taxes 931117
- 89735045-5048 Testimony of the Honorable Richard J. Durbin Before the Com Mittee on Ways and Means 931118
- 89735049-5050 Representative John M. Spratt, Jr. Statement Before the Com Mittee on Ways and Means Hearing on the Financing Provision S of the Administration's Health Security Act and Other Hea Lth Reform Proposals 931118
- 89735051-5053 Statement of the Honorable Howard Coble 931118
- 89735054-5056 Statement of Rep. Peter J. Visclosky (D-in), Before the Com Mittee on Ways and Means, in Support of Increased Taxes on Tobacco Products to Pay for Health Care Reform 931118
- 89735057-5058 Hon. H. Martin Lancaster Testimony Before the House Committ Ee on Ways and Means Financing Provisions of the Proposed H Ealth Security Act 921118
- 89735059-5061 Statement of Rep. Bob Clement of Tennessee Before the House Committee on Ways and Means on the Administration's Propos Ed Health Security Act 931118
- 89735062 Testimony of the Honorable Jack Reed Before the House Ways & Means Committee Subcommittee on Health 931118
- 89735063-5065 Statement of Congresswoman Eva Clayton Before the House Way S and Means Committee 931118
- 89735066-5070 Testimony to Be Presented at the Hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
- 89735071-5072 Committee on Ways and Means Statement of Representative Tom Barlow (D-Ky 1st) 931118
- 89735073-5077 Testimony by the Hon. James E. Clyburn Member of Congress, Sixth District, S.C. Ways and Means Committee 931117
- 89735078 Testimony of Rep. Jane Harman House Ways and Means Committe E 931118
- 89735079-5082 Rep. Michael Huffington (R-Ca) Testimony Before the U.S. Ho Use of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means 931118
- 89735083-5084 Statement of Representative Robert C. Scott on the Economic Impact of A 85 Cent Per Pack Cigarette Tax on the Economy of Virginia
- 89735085 Statement by U.S. Rep. Martin T. Meehan (D-Ma)
- 89735086-5100 Ota Testimony Statement of Clyde Behney and Maria Hewitt on Smoking - Related Deaths and Financial Costs: Office of Te Chnology Assessment Estimates for 900000 Before the House C Ommittee on Ways and Means 931118
- 89735101-5110 Testimony Before the House Committee on Ways and Means on T He Health Security Act on 931118 by Gregory N. Connolly
- 89735111-5122 Testimony of Robert M. Kaplan, Phd on Behalf of the America N Psychological Association Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means on the Subje Ct of Financing Provisions of the Administration's Health S Ecurity Act 931118
- 89735123-5125 American Psychological Association Supports $2.00 - Per - P Ack Increase in Federal Cigarette Tax to Fund Health Care R Eform California Researcher Testifies on Apa's Behalf Befor E House Ways and Means Committee
- 89735126-5134 Testimony of Jeffrey E. Harris Regarding Financing Provisio Ns of the Administration's Health Security Act Before the C Ommittee on Ways and Means Thursday, 931118
- 89735135 Biography: Jeffrey E. Harris
- 89735136 Tobacco, Health and Jobs: An Overview of Arthur Andersen's Review of the Tobacco Institute's Job Loss Estimates
- 89735137-5139 Presentation of F. Seward Anderson, Jr. Mayor of the City O F Danville, Virginia Before the Ways and Means Committee Un Ited States Congress 931118
- 89735140 Smokers Already Pay More Than Their Fair Share Higher Cigar Ette Taxes Called 'unjustified'
- 89735141-5147 Statement of Dwight R. Lee Before the Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives 931118
- 89735148-5151 Testimony of Mattie Mack, Kentucky Tobacco Grower Before Th E Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Repre Sentatives on the Financing Provisions of the Administratio N's Health Security Act 931118
- 89735152-5154 Statement of Fred Bond, Vice President Tobacco Growers' Inf Ormation Committee, Inc. Before the US House Ways & Means C Ommittee on the Administration's Health Security Act 931118
- 89735155-5156 Statement of Wayne Ashworth President Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Before the House Ways & Means Committee United S Tates House of Representatives on the Administration's Heal Th Security Act 931118
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STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL A. ANDREWS
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
NOVEMBER 18, 1993
Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the President's proposal to
increase the tobacco tax by 75 cents. The President deserves a
great deal of credit for engaging the health care debate. The
tobacco tax proposal shows that he is serious not just about
health care reform, but also the health of Americans.
The leaders of the health care debate -- regardless of the
plan they support -- agree on the importance of a tobacco tax.
Earlier this year, my colleagues Jim McDermott, Pete Stark,
Sander Levin, and Ben Cardin joined me to introduce legislation
to help pay for health care reform with tobacco taxes.
One of the key reasons is that illnesses related to
cigarette smoking are responsible for approximately $24 billion
of the nation's health care bill, but the current tax on tobacco
generates only $14.5 billion in revenue.
The 75 cent increase is just a downpayment on recovering the
cost of smoking -- smoking costs our country $40 billion in lost
productivity.
As the first chart shows, we rank at the bottom among
developed nations for tobacco tarx rates. A tobacco tax increase
of $2.00 per pack would not be out of line.
A tobacco tax stops children from smoking and saves lives.
The next chart shows that we are now losing the war to stop
teenage smoking. Children recognize Old Joe, the cartoon
character in advertisements for Camel cigarettes, as readily
Mickey Mouse. The smokers of tomorrow are the children of today.
Nine of every ten smokers start by age 19.
Studies show that a 75 cent increase will save nearly one
million lives over time and prevent more deaths than illicit
drugs have caused throughout U.S. history. It will stop millions
of children from starting to smoke.
Inflation has dramatically lowered the tobacco excise tax.
Tobacco excise taxes are not indexed. The next chart shows that
tobacco taxes have fallen as a percentage of retail price over
the last twenty years.
Finally, tobacco remains the number one preventable cause of
death in our country. The last chart shows that tobacco use
causes more deaths in America that alcohol, car accidents, AIDS,
homicides, suicides, drugs and fires combined.
So much of health care reform is complicated. The tobacco
tax issue is simple: tobacco kills and should be taxed to pay
for health care reform.
