The centers for Disease Control related to 530 e cigarette related incidents of lung disease in 38 states and the u. S. Virgin islands. First, i want to make clear that we did not plan to have this emergency hearing at the beginning of this congress, let alone this time last month. On august 23rd, officials from illinois reported the first death due to a mysterious vaping related illness. And since then, a total of eight individuals have tragically died in this outbreak. The response to this crisis, cdc is warning the American Public to consider not using e cigarettes of any kind. Because the subcommittee has investigated the youth vaping epidemic and the companies behind it, we feel its our duty to draw attention to recent Government Health warnings about the dangers of e cigarette use. The longterm Health Effects of continued vaping is unknown. What we do know should give us pause. State Health Departments continue to conduct retro active analysis of patient records to better underst