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As debate surrounding the use and marketing of e-cigarettes and vapes has swirled around Washington for the past few months, one of the most important voices has, buy-in-large, been entirely ignored. The moderately sized group of protesters that rallied outside of the White House on November 9th to protest President Trump’s proposed ban on e-cigarettes went all but unmentioned in the mainstream media. Their signs were simple and to-the-point: “We Vape. We Vote.” And vote they will.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Trump Administration’s announcement today of a proposed ban on flavored e-cigarette and vaping products, Dan Savickas, FreedomWorks Regulatory Policy Manager, commented:
This week, the House Oversight and Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy will hold hearings entitled, “Examining JUUL’s Role in the Youth Nicotine Epidemic.” In the hearing, the Subcommittee is expected to discuss JUUL’s marketing practices and other strategies that may have contributed to the rise in youth vaping over the past few years.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the New York state legislature’s consideration of a package of legislation that would implement a state-wide ban on flavored e-cigarette and vaping products, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s seventh regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy and the American people by delivering regulatory news straight to FreedomWorks activists. Check back in two weeks for the next edition.
Democratic control of the House of Representatives and the departure of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is a key turning point in President Trump's first turn and should be seen as an opportunity for the Trump administration to double down on deregulation. Some of the greatest policy victories of the last two years have come from an expansion of freedom and opportunity as a result of executive agencies rolling back burdensome regulations. With more gridlock expected in Congress, the administration has the chance to place an increased focus on its successful deregulatory agenda.
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s second regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy and the American people by delivering regulatory news straight to FreedomWorks activists. Check back in two weeks for the next edition.
1) Video of the Week: In this video, the Cato Institute’s Ryan Bourne and Vanessa Brown Calder joined Diane Katz of the Heritage Foundation to talk about federal regulations that disproportionately harm low income Americans.
In response to the FDA’s announcement of its plan to produce a regulation to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in most stores, Patrick Hedger, FreedomWorks Director of Policy, commented:
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act, H.R. 1136, introduced by Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.). The bill would save e-cigarette and vaping producers from a Food and Drug Administration rule finalized by the agency in May 2016.