No Tobacco Money No Support

It seems the tobacco lobby must not be spending enough money on congress The industry. from apnews The tobacco industry gave $3.5 million to federal campaigns and candidates in the 2006 election cycle, ranking 64th among major industry groups, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Ten years earlier, it gave $10.5 million, ranking 26th.
So what is happening, congress is taking new whacks at the cigarette industry, banning tobacco sales in Senate buildings. The Senate Rules Committee recently ordered shops in the Capitol and all Senate office buildings to end cigarette sales by Jan. 1.
Cigarettes are still sold in the Longworth House Office Building. But last January, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., banned smoking in the ornate Speaker's Lobby, just off the House floor. Several key lawmakers said they have had no recent contacts with tobacco lobbyists. Maybe I'm just getting more cynical about congressmen-
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