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Chris Murphy: “Big tobacco has wanted for years to break into the $6…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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It's your money. Money doesn't grow on trees. This is taxpayer money. It's supposed to cost $3 million. He gave the contract for $17 million. We're still in April. Big tobacco has wanted for years to break into the $6 billion flavored vape and e-cigarette market. But the FDA, of course, has had regulations to say that you can't sort of run back this old playbook of the tobacco companies marketing to kids. (26:08–26:17)

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