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Congress could soon prohibit retailers from selling tobacco products to users under 21 years of age. Lawmakers have inserted a provision into the end-of-year spending bill that would raise the federal minimum age from 18.President Trump has floated supporting the age increase in the past. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed legisla
stanley cup tion to that effect. Since I introduced my legislation earlier this year to raise the minimum nationwide purchase age for tobacco products from 18 to 21, stories of vaping related illnesses and deaths
stanley cup mdash; especially among young people mdash; have stunned Kentucky and the nation, McConnell said in a statement. I m gra
stanley cup teful to the communities, the health advocates and my fellow elected officials, including President Trump and Senators Todd Young and Mitt Romney, who have joined Senator Kaine and me to address this urgent crisis and keep these dangerous products away from our children, it added.Nineteen states have already raised the age to buy tobacco products to 21: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, in addition to the District of Columbia. But it s not the only significant change in the legislation. Also tucked into two large pieces of legislation is funding for $25 million worth of gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Epzv Former Penn State president gets conviction thrown out hours before reporting to jail
White House chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday outlined President Trump s demands on immigration, as Congress debates how to fund the government by Friday and find a compromise for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.Kelly told Fox News Bret Baier on Wednesday that he believes Congress has the vot
adidas originals es to pass a short-term spending bill and avoid a government shutdown Friday. Kelly spent much of Wednesday meeting with key congressional leaders on Capitol Hill. It would seem that they have the votes to continue funding the military, take care of the child health care issue and perhaps some other things, Kelly said. As I understand it they have the vot
crocs es, and they re fairly confident. But he does not think Congress will resolve DACA, broader immigration reform or other federal spending matters by the Friday deadline. Kelly also outlined where the president stands on DACA and immigration, which has been a confusing issue of late. Last week, Mr. Trump said he would support a clean bill to protect immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. But then the president said he would not support a DACA and immigration reform bill without funding for the border wall with Mexico.Kelly told Baier the president wants 700 miles of border wall or fencing ini
yeezy tially, which will cost about $20 billion in total. Kelly said the president s answer to reforming so-called chain migration -- in which family members are allowed to enter the U
