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OCT-08-98 12:34 FROM: TOBACCO-FREE KIDS
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2/4
Effective
National Action
to Control Tobacco
ENACT
A Public
Health Costition
October 8, 1998
President William Jefferson Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
As you are aware, there is an effort in Congress to waive the federal government's claim
to any of the funds received as a result of the state's Medicaid cases against the tobacco
industry without requiring a single penny to be spent on programs to reduce tobacco use
or the death toll from tobacco. It has been widely reported that the states are on the verge
of reaching a settlement that will be worth over $200 billion over the next 25 years.
More than 50 percent of Medicaid funds are paid by the federal government.
It was reported this morning that you are not likely to veto this provision. It has also
been reported that the administration has not demanded that any such provision require
that a portion of the money be used for tobacco control programs.
For the last four years, you have been a constant and forceful voice for the need for
strong action to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children. In light of your
commitment to reduce tobacco use, and of the pediatric epidemic of tobacco addiction in
America, we would be outraged if the administration allowed this amendment to be
enacted into law without requiring any money to be spent to protect our nation's children
from tobacco.
We urge you to insist that any waiver of the federal government's share of these
Medicaid funds include a specific provision requiring a substantial percentage of these
monies to be used to reduce tobacco use. We also urge you to veto any proposal which
does not do so. Thank you.
Sincerely,
The ENACT Coalition
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