Camel and Newport cigarettes, both Reynolds American brands, are on display at a Smoker Friendly shop in Pittsburgh in 2015.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he will introduce legislation aimed at raising the national smoking age to 21, from 18.McConnell, R-Ky.
Tobacco giant Altria, maker of Marlboro and other brands of cigarettes, said it"strongly supports raising the legal age of purchase for all tobacco products."
It'll be easier to have a gun that to have a cigarette. Wow, what a sign of progress and security
Nero fiddling while Rome burns.
Wow Mitch. That must have taken courage to assemble that mess of a bill.
If 18 isn't old enough he can jump in a lake. He has a desire to deny people the choice to make choices in their lives, good bad or indifferent. It begins with this and ends with choosing what we can eat! Draw the line here. Congress dosen't get to decide about our lives.
For the Health of the Nation...We should raise the VOTING age to 21👊🏼 ...Picking up smoking during your teens proves how ignorant they truly are...😉
Yes illinois did it. Mom died at 53, dad at 68. Enough is enough.
Oh big deal folks. Finally he is ready for election.
Of course he did. 1)Trump deflection from healthcare being gutted. 2) Trump deflection from Mueller report. 3) Putting out a press release to distract again
1st...aren't Republicans for less laws against citizens? Less regulations etc? And also 2, nice to see him copy California's lead on this. Lol
Oh boy. Super priority legislation. Basically an amendment to any health or environmental bill.
Can’t smoke. Can’t drink. But gosh darn we can send you to war. Good American thinking.
Guess the tobacco lobby needs to up their game
I'm surprised he's not lowering it.
Wow. Such a renaissance man and risk taker.
Distraction
Lol what is this garbage
America: You can be drafted and die for the Government at 18. Government bans you from drinking alcohol until you're 21. Governments wants to ban you from smoking until you're 21
This may be the only thing on which I agree with senmajldr.
give tax incentives to non-smokers . We dont polute the environment and people so we should be granted some rewards
I say: smokem' if ya got 'em. Sincerely, Sabastian Cabot
U can die for your country. Be tried as an adult for a crime but not drink or smoke. Seems legit.
Republicans hate liberty and love spending. What happened?
higher - make it 25 years old wherein they are no longer under the insurance of their parents 🤡
because there is nothing else going on and nothing else the Senate should be working on
I have heard the argument that if you are old enough to serve in the military you are old enough to smoke. Lowering the drinking age will be next on his agenda.
It's not the government's business to do so.
How how water for Flint, oh wait....nevermind
Omg. senatemajldr will find as much fluff to focus on rather the real issues of this country. He stinks.
As long as people can still smoke, right Mitch?
raise the age of joining the military to 21 also
Maybe McConnell should lower the age of retirement from the Senate