Tennessee - Public health and faith leaders met at MTSU today urging U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon to support federal legislation authorizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. The bill has 209 sponsors in the House of Representatives and 55 Senate sponsors. Gordon, D-Murfreesboro, is not a co-sponsor. If it passes, supporters say it would save Tennessee $901.3 million in tobacco-related health costs by stopping 51,000 children from becoming smokers. Full Story
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