Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most powerful lobbies on Capitol Hill taking big hits. Even though PAC dominance never matched public conceptions, for years, such large groups as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the tobacco lobby possessed enough political clout to stimy any legislative attack against them...
...seems in Washington you just can't count on anything. All of these votes came in the face of sturdy opposition from lobbying groups. The tobacco industry, for example, spent between $2 million and $3 million dollars in the last national elections. Nevertheless, legislators clearly spent more time listening to public opinion polls than to high-paid lobbyists...
Moreover, Bill and Hillary Clinton sent a message to America when they banned smoking from the White House. And while Clinton has yet to make anti-smoking regulations his priority, his decision to use cigarette taxes to help finance health care was a clear blow to the tobacco industry...
...tobacco and gun lobbies are down, but hardly out. The Smoke Free Environment Act for instance, still faces tough opposition in Congress. Just because tobacco executives wheeze before a Congressional subcommittee doesn't mean the bill will become law to the land...
Although the candidates focused their discussions on crime issues, they also expressed their support for universal health care, protection of teenagers' choice of sexual orientation and a ban on tobacco advertising...