Harvard professor, Gregory N. Connolly testifies at the Senate meeting on FDA tobacco regulation.
Connolly states that the bill, S.625, should be called the "Marlboro Protection Act," and is misguided, appealing to large tobacco companies by allowing claims that their products are "FDA Approved" regardless of the fatal effects proven on cigarette consumers. (0:48)
February 27, 2007
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