Cigar smoker to be new HHS secretary!?

[amigodecigars]

TRUMP TAPS CIGAR FRIENDLY CONGRESSMAN FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEAD.                              Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the Department Health and Human Services (HHS), the government department that oversees many health-related initiatives and agencies—most notably for cigar smokers, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

Price, who is an orthopedic surgeon, is a cigar smoker who supported previous efforts to exempt premium cigars from FDA control, co-sponsoring H.R. 1639 in the 112th congress, and H.R. 792 in the 113th congress. Both of those bills sought to remove FDA’s authority to regulate premium cigars.

Interestingly, Price is not listed as a co-sponsor of H.R. 662, the current bill that would exempt premium cigars.

Price’s nomination will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

 

[Cfickter]

Well that is some good news for a change

[Vroomp]

When I wrote a letter to that douche bag he said smoking was bad for me~!!!! He's no friend to cigar smokers.........

[Brlesq]

Vroomp - 11/29/2016  6:24 PM

When I wrote a letter to that douche bag he said smoking was bad for me~!!!! He's no friend to cigar smokers.........

Interesting . . .maybe you got the wrong generic response letter.  

[MacMac]

I sure hope it's true! We need and ally in high places!

[Vroomp]

 

 

 

           HHS Secretary Nominee Price Calls for Extension of SCHIP Tax

 

 

As part of his Senate confirmation hearing, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.,  called for an eight-year extension of the Children’s Health Care  Insurance Program (CHIP), which is funded in part by a 52.4 percent  federal tax on cigars, with a maximum cap of 40.26 cents per cigar.

During questioning, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, referred to a  recommendation made to Congress that the CHIP program be extended for  five years. When the senator asked the Health & Human Services  Secretary nominee for his opinion, he responded with “well, if we could extend it for eight, probably be better than five.”

The current round of CHIP funding is scheduled to expire on Sept. 30.

CHIP was originally created in 1997 to provide matching funds to  states for health insurance to families with children. President Barack  Obama expanded the program on Feb. 4, 2009, when he signed the  Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2009, which added an  additional 4 million children and pregnant women, as well as including  legal immigrants without a waiting period for the first time.

The tax is also the basis by which FDA’s new user feeds are calculated.

           

 

 

[toby2]

if i remember right back when we were all sending letters to our politicians (used car salesmen) i got a reply back that stated something about "will always protect the health, blah blah blah"

what do you call two politicians at the bottom of the ocean?

a good start!