Dear Senator Gillibrand and
Senator Schumer,
As your constituent and voter, I urge you to join many of your
Congressional colleagues and co-sponsor S. 772.
S. 772 protects thousands of small businesses like my local cigar shop and
the jobs that make up the fragile, intimate, premium cigar industry. If
the FDA is allowed to expand the Tobacco Control Act's regulations to
include premium cigars, hundreds of thousands of jobs in the United
States, Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic would be at stake.
Why is S. 772 so important to me? Because as an adult, I want to continue
to have the freedom to purchase and enjoy a fine cigar!
Some of the regulations the FDA may consider include:
• Ban walk-in humidors, self serve cigar displays, and mail-order/internet
cigar sales;
• Ban all flavored cigars, that are enjoyed by legal-age adults;
• Deface ornate, decorative cigar boxes, often considered an art form with
grotesque graphic images;
• Ban cigar events where free cigars (samples) are available to legal-age
adults;
• Limits on cigar marketing and advertising;
• Imposition of new 'user fees' [tax] on cigars, to finance FDA
regulators;
• Eliminate special release, vintage and small-batch cigars, due to
mandates that cigar blends be submitted, tested and pre-approved by the
FDA before being released for sale;
• Ban logo cigar merchandise such as hats, t-shirts and jackets.
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced
legislation that would exempt premium cigars from the FDA's authority
under the Tobacco Act.
I'm urging you to join several of your colleagues and co-sponsor S. 772,
"To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to
protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing and
distribution of traditional and premium cigars."
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Albert.
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