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Senate ends tobacco amendments  

Jump to full article: Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, 2009-06-10
Author: James R. Carroll

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The U.S. Senate has just voted to cut off any more amendments to legislation that would give the federal Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products.

The 67-30 vote to invoke cloture now clears the way for a final Senate vote on the landmark bill. That vote is likely Thursday.

"This moment has been coming for 20 years," Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said in remarks on the Senate floor. "FDA regulation of tobacco products is long overdue."

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