Press Room

House Narrowly Upholds President's Veto of Children's Health Bill and Tobacco Tax Increase

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- October 3, 2007 -- "The President today sided with the tobacco industry instead of America’s children with his veto of the bipartisan bill to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Public health experts are testifying today in support of what millions of families who have lost loved ones to the deadly effects of tobacco already know that it’s long past time to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and sale of tobacco products.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- October 1, 2007 -- Minnesota's statewide smoke-free law takes effect today, meaning that half of the United States is now protected by a smoke-free policy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 27, 2007 -- “We applaud the U.S. Senate for passing the bipartisan compromise bill today (67-29) to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a 61-cent increase in the federal tobacco tax.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 25, 2007 -- "We applaud the House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan compromise bill today (265-159) to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program with a 61-cent increase in the federal tobacco tax.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 16, 2007 -- "The President’s Cancer Panel report issued today offers strong support for critical tobacco control measures that the public health community has long supported.

In an effort to urge Congress to put children’s health ahead of the tobacco industry’s bottom line, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) this week is sponsoring ads across the country asking Congress to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over tobacco products.

Statement of Daniel E. Smith, President, American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN)

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- August 1, 2007 -- "Today’s House vote is a major win for the cancer community on several fronts.