Congress sends Obama bill to regulate tobacco

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By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer – 5 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Congress sent legislation to the White House Friday granting the federal government unprecedented authority to regulate and restrict cigarettes, the single largest cause of preventable death.

President Barack Obama quickly expressed his support, appearing in the Rose Garden almost immediately after the House gave final approval to the bill giving the Food and **** Administration control over tobacco production, marketing and sales.

For more than a decade, Obama said, leaders in Congress have been trying to prevent the marketing of cigarettes to ******** "and provide the public with the information they need to understand what a dangerous habit this is." He said the outcome was "a bill that truly defines change in Washington."

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This is the A, No.1 problem I have with state sponsored healthcare, is that the government gets to officially decide what's good for you and what isn't. Or better yet, take away your right to choose to be unhealthy if you want to. I feel a slippery slope coming.