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Ark senators vote for bill to regulate tobacco 

Jump to full article: Arkansas News Bureau, 2009-06-11

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U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln says legislation that passed the Senate today will restrict tobacco companies from targeting children.

Lincoln and Sen. Mark Pryor, both D-Ark., voted with the majority as the Senate passed 79-17 the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

LINCOLN PRESS RELEASE; Washington – U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln said the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, passed by the Senate today by a vote of 79 to17, will implement much-needed marketing restrictions on tobacco companies that target children.

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