Scientists from the American Council on Science and Health called on both the Clinton White House and Republican candidate Bob Dole to back up their recent statements about their commitment to keeping America's children tobacco-free. Specifically, ACSH noted that both Dole's comments that tobacco control should be left to the states, and the Administration's promise to implement the 1992 "Synar bill"--which pledges $1.5 billion to state governments that enact laws discouraging teenage smoking--will remain meaningless promises so long as states are prevented from taking actions of their own against tobacco, which is currently the case due to the Congressionally imposed warning label, which explicitly pre-empts state actions.
