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11Are s I ly9s ' TAXEt'~1'1)4rT(C)BAC(C(Dj31-1 MOKING «."O" WAAC .TV A8 C werALD Lmv5 TO17TC3II'T °"T NEW YORK . satr 07/Jto/9] 46:]SS"H .uessrct PRAPOLEn T OnxeM TAX INC:RE= , :•.P~.M~. PW1'IZR .TMimtZaTC3q (J1D1CM)A) i A thoUNamd lohbyrl'cts for chr_ heer industry ver. Ml t orer Capitol liill today tryin,q to ::nnwince CbngrCce that higher alcohol ' taxes mriould not be isgomod tn help pay the cost m( t'nealthaare refosm. tM1y n, little lecs nnticieable arc all tlim lnhby2ato for tbe Vr,bacco indutCxy. 9an" reaaon. Hcz^e' a' ASC' y Jackie JLUid» JACxZB.it'fDD (R'EL`MTEtI , rheTa ia aothinq like t.slk~ot a tax hike co llcnht w firc under th•+ tobacco imdustry. P.NTt.Ip !d!o'Au1S qave emokezb an 8M number tiLat crnrnnccted them to G.p,itol-Uii1-l: co that thsy cout d nasiJJy protesl a tax incrcaa+s. Lair. MAg', rlt•'a puttin' tax cirt cme side of the pwc,pl.+ and it'c not A'RENII7Ac :JAY80N ("PEX TA9ACC0 LAtSTTTCRB) : blvrssyomc realisras t2aat in+cznasing taxes ocw Rmokera would be v..ry, r*qressive. That 1 t. wul d be very tusf air . JL3DD; Diot evwryonw. Supportrro of a higher tax vanc thn .uided revenue tunnaled ;nto, a hnalchcars wyst.+mm that slreadV cprnds bill iona of dollars uu am nJting related illcsowsea. Linking tkw tt+ir tu thw coot of brulr.hcarQ may' puL tbw induntry at sevne di rr++dbaatagc . SL'SilII110At BILL SR-MtiEY (2T= diMSEY) t i thitiJt th0.c ysarr llurw is w, diftcrent ext.r.n.al circumot3ae+s. A pressing national riwe& ot which th" ' ax• un,r nf the prime causww of the overLll uuat . They oh,ould cont-ribute to Ctut'• jtJmDe x41t the tobooeo lo1atby j*w a Goliath. Phi1J , Mtorriis aod Itdit g;Lve pulit;lcal candidatna' almn:t l.7 million .r~i arA last yCar. 1LOcording i.o the Legal' Times lts hi'red lobbyiats lrr.wel no lese than 11 of u"hington'z premiar lawand public ral:aLlona fi!zme. asaociati!ons rspr.senting tzuc)Cars' and! beer mak,ere slao will tight thn tax, fearl.,nq they miqbt' be n,r.zt. RRAnLEYt All tbs varioua lobbies that on their o+un cou,Ldn,t Qtandthe11ghtof day ilnconcart are paronitabl.leqicliitive bloekA to defeat. JUM: Tobaccu inter.sts have gone graas~ roots a.ai ar.ll. aroverr are b.dng trained acitobacco ambarcadmx~ and th4n brought LLy LU x4fi,,,l,i"c(.1U tuc 6:mr, ulliplc;~y wic.L lkwrLr stiqa"wentative. . Cowd.) V s

- 2 3'- Fc.Art) M AR~~ 3~~ 1i 199 , , SITAM TLwy'tv wuaki.uy vAAlho rourll LMAuIW,cw atld uur rya~p ath f or t hr f act t hxt t tjr re Mrr t tac~se small tobacco f armars who will h.come wrlf'are beneficiaries if we''re tough on tobaccu. JUDD; IW fact the induetry eetitnatee a jump from 24 cents aa pack to a'1.2a would throw nearly •00', 000 people out of bua3=neaa bncauen of'reduced salaa. 8ICi11 theM is a conseosus that ciQlnrette taxe& will go up, it' emore aqueetion of. by how muich? Count on, the tobacco intnraetai to: tiQlit every ceat ot the way. Jacicle Judd. ABC trZW9. CaDi'tol IIill. (VIJML: LIBT UF YtlM ' !ilFJW S7f 11DH,A(MM LVMll'ANlW', G"dil!"YLN JOxivSoxi ft AssOMTEs. covtNcxTuur c auRLU+u, yadu:x rnAxAFORT sTM & K,F.LLY, fiMER' DIHPP.NDHRFSR R'Y11N C1iN140N ir Z'F0EL11N, GOLD ic LIE88RGDOW, Klwwa,t. '1A1Y, WIDT84JRN z W~TKILIS, !!ADDITT' pFUWS 4 i+HILI.IDS, AKIN GjOMP STR9lDSS' StUER L FSZ.D. vMat cLAlt1C A JLSSOCI71I85, LIPSEN 1PHI?TM f. DT7LNOD7D, JODTYS DAY RFATlIS G, POC.'Q8r an!' Sfi=T SpEDT= ' L XSSCCIAm. )