Going to show you some of the recent debate in congress and at the white house on the issue of vaping and underage use of ecigarettes. We are joined by andrew siddons, who covers health care for cq roll call. Tell us why the issue of underage vaping became a bigger issue in 2019. Andrew i think it was a combination of factors that really drove this to the front of the policy debate this year. One was just the year over year increases in the number of teens who are reporting ecigarette use. Thats been increasing for several years, but 2019, we saw another significant increase over last year. Another was interrelated, but a sort of distinct issue that we saw, starting over the summer with vaping related illnesses that were beginning to emerge, that weve now seen thousands injured and dozens dead from this. Thats related to illicit thc vaping, which is distinct from the problem of ecigarette use. But the urgency of those illnesses i think really prompted policymakers to want to respond mo
Next, a hearing on ending Sexual Violence and clearing the backlog of untested rape kits that are used by Law Enforcement. Actress Mariska Hargitay who stars on law and sorter special victims unit testifies. The hearing ran nearly two hours. Good morning. Welcome to the first round table of the Bipartisan Task force to end Sexual Violence. On behalf of my fell he cochairs i want to welcome you all to our Exceptional Panel of witnesses as well as the members of the task force who have joined us here this morning. Thank you all for being here. This promises to be an insightful conversation on a number of issues affecting people in all our districts across our country. Ms. Pryor mr. Meehan, and i announced this during Sexual Assault Awareness Month with the goal of educating ourselves and our peers about the challenges the nation faces and the way we as representatives of the people can help combat sexual vinls in its many forms. I know my colleagues on the task force have their own reaso
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