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Congressional Black Caucus
Congress of the United States
2344 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2201
September 11, 1997
105th Congress
The Honorable William Jefferson Clinton
OFFICERS
President of the United States
Tobacco- Black Carces
Maxine Waters
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Chair
Washington, D.C. 20500
Earl Hilliard
First Vice Chair
Dear Mr. President:
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Second Vice Chair
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) believes the
Corrine Brown
proposed national tobacco settlement announced in
Secretary
Sheila Jackson Lee
June offers the first genuine step towards
Whip
establishing an effective national tobacco control
policy, and we encourage you to continue advancing
negotiations towards a settlement.
MEMBERS
U.S. House of Representatives
As you know, significant evidence has been
John Conyers, Jr., MI - '65
discovered which supports the long-held belief that
William Clay, MO - '69
the tobacco industry has disproportionately targeted
Louis Stokes, OH '69
Ronald V. Dellums, CA - '71
children, minorities, and women in its campaigns to
Charles B. Rangel, NY - '71
increase tobacco use. The CBC has already held a
Julian C. Dixon, CA - '79
national summit with the major African-American
Major R. Owens, NY - '83
Edolphus Towns, NY - '83
medical, legal, and financial organizations to
Floyd Flake, NY - '87
discuss minority issues raised by the settlement,
John Lewis, GA - '87
and it has also been working with the State
Donald M. Payne, NJ '89
Eleanor Holmes-Norton, DC - '91
Attorneys General to address these concerns.
William Jefferson, LA '91
Maxine Waters, CA - '91
The CBC believes a nationwide tobacco settlement
Eva Clayton, NC - '92
Sanford Bishop, GA - '93
will serve as the best vehicle for correcting these
Corrine Brown, FL '93
past wrongs, provided that it includes provisions
Jim Clyburn, SC '93
supporting smoking cessation programs, medical
Alcee Hastings, FL - '93
Earl Hilliard, AL '93
research, and countermarketing efforts that are
Eddie Bernice Johnson, TX '93
directed toward these populations. We look forward
Cynthia McKinney, GA - '93
to working with you to ensure that this settlement
Carrie Meek, FL - '93
Bobby Rush, IL - '93
protects all sectors of the American public from the
Robert C. Scott, VA - '93
dangers of tobacco use, and would appreciate either
Melvin Watt, NC - '93
Bruce Reed or Bruce Lindsey contacting Congressman
Albert Wynn, MD - '93
Bennie G. Thompson, MS - '93
Bennie Thompson, the Chairman of the Congressional
Chaka Fattah, PA '95
Black Caucus Task Force on the Tobacco Settlement,
Sheila Jackson Lee, TX '95
to discuss this matter further.
Jesse Jackson, Jr., IL - '95
Juanita Millender-McDonald, CA '96
Elijah Cummings, MD - '96
Julia M. Carson, IN '97
Donna Christian-Green, VI - '97
Danny K. Davis, IL '97
Maxine Sincerely, Waters, Water Chair
Harold E. Ford, Jr., TN - '97
Carolyn Kilpatrick, MI '97
Congressional Black Caucus
U.S. Senate
Carol Moseley-Braun, IL - '93
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