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nars s 1 lyyJ TAXEv 79faBh1(C(CDIS1YI(C)KIIR1(G tTwnw+ yOjSC.jV KDOUA ABC WURLD lf1Z15 'MNTG= ~ NEW YORR swtt 03/3U/93 A6:3S1'H A1101eNCL SUU= PRAPOLFD :OaACM TM IlYi:RP.I1S8 PFfY'ER .TtDibiZbtr39 (]1S?CHpR) i A thouKwnd lolsbylats for Lhr_ heer inriuatry v.=e m1 t over l;apitol H.L11 today tiyinq to ::rnivince Congrcce thaL higher alcohol taxes mhonld not be impow..d r.n help pny the coat n[ haaltheare rsforLa. Anly a little laas nnticeablG arc all tL.. 1!obbyista for the t.nbacco induttxy. 3amw reason. Hore'rb A8C'y Jackie Judd. .7ACJ;1H .mC~ (REi'UaTOt) i T'herw is nothinq like Lwlk~ot a t3oc hike to l;x~rht a firc under t2v:+ tobacco industzy. PHTT.IP HORKIS' gave emokeic+ an 800 number thit cnnneeted th.m to C.pifol: Iti22--ao that they could easily protasL a tax incrcaaa. fair. t{Abt- t t' a puttia' tax on one side of the p..upl.+ and it' e not ARSfIIsAB ;JAWBOii ('iEM TA871,C00 Ib1ST2ZRTt'S) : SveYyono realisrs that increasing taxes on Rmokern would ba vury rRgressive. That 11. vould be very unfais. JUDD: got avwryo3,R. Stpportara of a higher tax rraniL thw w3ded revenue funneled iuto a healtheare rystnm that already cprekds bill i ona of dollars cua swnking related illtsr+wsea. Linking thw trr tu thw coot of hrtilthcare maV puL tbn induatsy at ar,me diy.4dvaategt. S~LnR BILL H]Unt.EY (NEO1 JkMSEY) : T think thic year Llrtrw ia a dif=crent external circuaatanca. A pressinQ national riwed ot which they are une nf the prime causya of the overall cxAat. They ohould conl.ribute to that. J(AD: R+it the tobnOCO lohlsy i a a Qoliath. phi1J j M[orria aaa RJx qava pvliti cal candidat4a alnnst 1.3 millioa arr ast yaar. ltiecordisg I_o the Legal Times lts hired lobbyiets frtmm ao less than 13 of W.shi'ngton'3 Dreaiar ler and public rolaLLona firms. a.ooociitioaa repr.aanting truckors and beer mak.ero aloo will fighz the tax, faarinq tbey mistht be next. nRAaLEY, All tba varioua lobbies that on their own couldn't otand the light of day in concert are permitabla laqiclitiva blocks to defeat. JQDD: Tob:ccci intarests have gons grtsc =oota as well. arov.rs are being trained sr tobacco ambarcadora and than brought up Lu Kxrliis.yLUU ror runr dikilwui.cy wilL llwtr rrFueseatative. lGet'd.)

-23- fcwt't! MAR .11 1993. STAU: TLmy 'iu wvzkiuy uu L)w rourll tiuuwrv xiui our symp athy for the fact thHt thrrr e~rr tho.e small tobacco farmsrs who vill b.qom. w.lfare benefici&riea if we're tough on tobacco. JUDD: ?a fact tbe induetry eatimatea a jump from 24 cents a pack to 31.24 would throw nearly 400,000 people out of business because of reducnd sales. Still there is a coasensus that cigarette taxes will go uD, it'e more a question ot, by how much? Count on the tobacco interests to tight every ceat ot the way. Jackie Judd. ASC NL'UiS. Capitol IIill. (VISUJiL: LIST OF Ytlil9b' lilKK!) BY 1V1lACW CUMl'MItKb, c:Klrrlrr JORRSObi f, ASSOCIATES. C:OVtbOTODt i. IIURi.LU3, BI.AUC MAlIAi'ORT 6TWtJC L KF.LLY, biUNDER LIBPEtJDSRFBIi RYI1N C11N1QOl+i ic TH8I.J1N, GOLD i2 LIESEROOOD, vuwK1.1. 'IAlY, r1IDJBUIIl1 z J^aNKINS, lADATT LIMJDS i. i+HILLIPS, AKIN fiIIlw ST'RAIISS 301U83t G FIMsD, vXtDi CLARIC 4 ASSOGIA285, LIPSEN /QHITT8IQ i. DIAMObTD, JODT¢S DAY AEAV:S (6 POGIIE, and S&CST S?EDTCER G ASSOCZATBS. )