McConnell Tobacco-To-21 Bill Added To HELP Health Costs Package

Updated Story Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) bipartisan tobacco-to-21 bill has made its way into the Senate health committee’s health care costs legislation that will be marked up Wednesday (June 26). The tobacco bill, which aims to raise the national minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, has sparked debate between opponents, who say one of the bill’s provisions could punish states and create an opening for the tobacco industry to push pro-tobacco agendas at the...