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Senate OKs Giving Tobacco Growers $12B in Deal

HeadlineJul 16, 2004

The Senate voted last night to give $12 billion to tobacco growers as part of a larger deal that would allow the Federal Drug Administration to regulate the sale, marketing and manufacturing of tobacco products. According to the New York Times the deal to give tobacco growers $12 billion was attached to a bill that was supposed to remove corporate tax credits.

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