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TO: BRUCE/ELENA FM: JOHN RAIDT RE: INFORMATION REQUEST PHONE: 224-1251 FAX: 224-1259 It would be great if we could get the papers by Wednesday a.m. Thanks much. I was hoping to get some help with information as we prepare for the floor. Specifically, I would like to get bullet points; sourced facts; statistics; report cites and/or quotes to address the following issues: FDA 1. Price elasticity of cigarettes with respect to kids. How do we know that kids will reduce consumption with increases in price? 2. Health care costs and economic cost of tobacco use. Grand totals and how much out of Medicare. Also, is there a way to break down the $50 billion in health care costs to a per family amount that makes our point more effectively. 3. Smoking related disease statistics: numbers of cancer; emphysema; heart disease, etc. 4. Summary of FDA rule broken out in issue areas: Advertising; Point of Sale; youth access etc. 5. Why licensing is important and how it compares to alcohol rules. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT 1. Estimated legal cost and court cost of litigating state suits one by one. OMB 1. Bankruptcy is not a realistic scenario under S. 1415 EPA 1. Health impact of second hand smoke 2. Number of states/communities with smoking restrictions. TREASURY 1. Why smuggling is not a compelling issue under S. 1415.