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Feb- 16-98 04:17P
P. 05
February 16, 1998
C Everett Koop, M.D.
6707 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda. Maryland 20817-1129
David Kessler, M.D
Dean
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Dear Dr. Koop and Dr. Kessler,
We want to thank you for your continued leadership. We have reviewed
the letter that you intend to send to the Congressional Leadership and are
delighted that we were able to reach agreement on a letter that will help bring
the public health community together and insure that from now on the focus will
be on the need to pass strong, comprehensive legislation this year.
Like you, we believe strongly that Congress has a unique opportunity this
year to pass strong, comprehensive, effective tobacco control legislation. As
public health organizations, we also believe that our emphasis and the first and
foremost emphasis of our communications to Congress should be on urging
Congress to act to accomplish these public health goals. Only last week the
Department of Treasury concluded that the enactment of legislation in
accordance with the President's public health principles could reduce youth
smoking by up to 46% in the next five years and save one million children now
alive from a tobacco related death. The Treasury Department's conclusion
mirrors the conclusion of an analysis conducted by the American Cancer
Society.
We also share the goal articulated in the joint letter that the tobacco
industry should not be granted immunity from wrongdoing. Litigation against the
tobacco industry and other industries has been and continues to be a powerful
public health tool. We will oppose any effort to alter the legal system in any way
that would weaken the system's ability to protect the public health, that would
permit the tobacco industry or others the freedom to operate outside of the
normal legal system or to engage in any behavior that would otherwise be
sanctioned, or that would effectively deny individuals the opportunity to seek just
compensation for their tobacco related injuries
CLINTON LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
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