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OCR Page 1 of 9THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1998
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE:
November 16, 1998
LOCATION:
Roosevelt Room
BRIEFING TIME: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
EVENT TIME:
3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
FROM:
Bruce Reed
I.
PURPOSE
To declare that the proposed state tobacco settlement is a step in the right direction and
call on Congress to finish the job.
II.
BACKGROUND
You will make a statement declaring that the proposed state tobacco settlement is a step in
the right direction and calling on Congress to finish the job. This is an opportunity to
praise the state Attorneys General for their perseverance in this fight to hold the tobacco
industry accountable for targeting children; it is also an opportunity to announce that
enacting national tobacco legislation to finish the job will be one of your top priorities in
the next Congress. You will also underscore the Administration's strong commitment to
the FDA tobacco rule, noting that the Solicitor General has decided to seek Supreme
Court review of the Fourth Circuit's decision invalidating the rule. You will be joined by
seven state Attorneys General following the unveiling of their package at the National
Press Club.
National Tobacco Legislation will be one of your Top Priorities for Next Congress.
You will announce that enacting national tobacco legislation will be one of your top
priorities for the next Congress. The new Congress has the chance to put politics aside
and do what the last Congress failed to do -- act now to prevent three million children
from starting smoking and save one million lives over the next five years.
The Solicitor General will Seek Supreme Court Review of the Fourth Circuit FDA
Decision. You will reiterate your support for the FDA tobacco rule which you unveiled in
1995 and which the tobacco industry has challenged in court ever since. Last week, the
full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Administration's request for a rehearing of
the panel decision invalidating the FDA rule. You will make clear that the Solicitor
General has authorized the filing of a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court seeking
review of the Fourth Circuit's decision in this matter. Confirming the FDA's authority
over tobacco products is necessary to help stop young people from smoking before they
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