What I am trying to understand--and it seems as though it may be the case--is whether we are treating all the categories of tobacco products equally. There has been some concern that some products are being treated differently from others. I would like you to address that from a conceptual perspective, from a public policy perspective. Are we creating an even playing field for any of the purveyors of these legal, though obviously not healthy, consumer products?
On June 9th, 2009. See this statement in context.