Ark senators vote for bill to regulate tobacco 

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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