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    "ocrText": "Feb- 15-98 05: 18P\nP. 02\nFebruary 15, 1998\nC. Everett Koop, M.D.\nCLINTON LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY\n6707 Democracy Boulevard\nBethesda, Maryland 20817-1129\nDavid Kessler, M.D.\nDean\nYale University School of Medicine\nNew Haven, Connecticut\nPHOTOCOPY\nPRESERVATION\nDear Dr. Koop and Dr. Kessler,\nWe want to thank you for your continued leadership. We have reviewed\nthe letter that you intend to send to the Congressional Leadership. As you know\nwe share your goals and all of the goals reflected in the letter. To be certain\nthat there is no confusion about our shared goals and the unity among all of us\non these principles, we have decided to send a letter to Congress at the same\ntime you transmit your letter rather than have it appear that we disagree on\nthese goals.\nWe believe strongly that Congress has a unique opportunity this year to\npass strong, comprehensive, effective tobacco control legislation. As public\nhealth organizations, we also believe that our emphasis and the first and\nforemost emphasis of our communications to Congress should be on urging\nCongress to act to accomplish these public health goals. Only last week the\nDepartment of Treasury concluded that the enactment of legislation in\naccordance with the President's public health principles could reduce youth\nsmoking by up to 46% in the next five years and save one million children now\nalive from a tobacco related death. The Treasury Department's conclusion\nmirrors the conclusion of an analysis conducted by the American Cancer\nSociety.\nThere should be no confusion, however, by our emphasis on our public\nhealth goals. Not only do we share your public health policy change goals, we\nshare your hal that the tobacco industry should not be granted immunity from\nwrongdoing tion against the tobacco industry and other industries has\nbeen and continues to be a powerful public health tool. We will oppose any\neffort to alter the legal system in any way that would weaken the system's ability\nto protect the public health, that would permit the tobacco industry or others the\nfreedom to operate outside of the normal legal system or to engage in any\nbehavior that would otherwise be sanctioned, or that would effectively deny"
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