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In congress and at the white house on the issue of vaping and underage use of ecigarettes. We are joined by andrew, who covers health care for cq roll call. Tell us why 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 a 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 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 more broadly to the vaping issues were dealing with in the u. S. Host a
The subcommittee will come to order without objection the chair is authorized a recess at any time this hearing examines the federal response to youth cigarette use and fda compliance policy. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. September 11 this year the administration released disturbing results and at the vaping epidemic continues to grow to alltime highs. And that they use ecigarettes the trends are alarming for High School Students and to show you two visuals in 201712 percent were vaping and a 2019 almost 20 percent that 135 percent increase among High Schoolers. On your left is another visual which is more disturbing in 2173. 3 percent of middle schoolers were vaping today its almost 11 percent 218 percent rise in vaping among middle schoolers and as a parent of three children the statistics are extremely disturbing the data also shows that flavors are driving youth vaping 72 percent whove ate use flavors they use meant or mental which is the most po
The subcommittee will come to order without objection the chair is authorized a recess at any time this hearing examines the federal response to youth cigarette use and fda compliance policy. I now recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. September 11 this year the administration released disturbing results and at the vaping epidemic continues to grow to alltime highs. And that they use ecigarettes the trends are alarming for High School Students and to show you two visuals in 201712 percent were vaping and a 2019 almost 20 percent that 135 percent increase among High Schoolers. On your left is another visual which is more disturbing in 2173. 3 percent of middle schoolers were vaping today its almost 11 percent 218 percent rise in vaping among middle schoolers and as a parent of three children the statistics are extremely disturbing the data also shows that flavors are driving youth vaping 72 percent whove ate use flavors they use meant or mental which is the most po