There is bipartisan support for letting the dollars won in these lawsuits to remain with the states. but what is disturbing is the exclusion of any guidelines on how states can spend these monies in the provision included in this bill. Logically. the tobacco money should be used to fund states health care programs and related tobaccoprevention programs. This money should not be used to build highways or post offices. Despite the inclusion of such unwelcome legislative riders. I urge my colleagues to approve the conference report. Failure to act on this bill would have a severe and negative impact on our nations efforts to stop Slobodan Milosevics aggression in the Balkans and bring relief to Kosovar refugees.
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