Please explain your relationship with the tobacco lobby. Well, I don't think I have a relationship with the tobacco lobby. The time I spent chairing government organization committee which regulates some tobacco law, We passed some of the strongest laws in the country regulating e cigs. I think the reference has something to do with me insisting that 18 year olds, if they're going to fight in the military, have the right to make a choice as an adult as to what they want to consume as far as tobacco products. (18:59–19:06)
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