the youth vaping epidemic unfortunately continues today. more than 20% of high schoolers vape and 5% of middle schoolers vape. those are the same levels that compelled the surgeon general to first declare a youth vaping epidemic three years ago in 2018. for as long as this subcommittee has existed, we have been investigating this epidemic. this is our fourth hearing on the matter and i sincerely hope it s our last because the problems are solvable. our first in 2019 involved putting juul on trial, it s marketing to children, it s attempted use of native americans as experimental guinea pigs and its responsibility for fueling the youth vaping epidemic. we presented evidence from our investigation to fda and fda agreed that juul was breaking the law. it sent juul a warning letter regarding its marketing practices and declared them illegal. now juul s fate is again in your hands at the fda. juul s products and all e-cigarettes need fda s approval for their products to stay on t
helm at fda. the youth vaping epidemic unfortunately continues today. more than 20% of those are the same levels that compel the surgeon general to declare a youth vaping epidemic three years ago in 2018. for as long as the subcommittee existed, we have been investigating this epidemic. this is our fourth hearing on the matter. investigating this epidemic. this is our fourth hearing on the matter and i sincerely hope it s our last because the problems are solvable. our first in 2019 involved putting juul on trial, it s marketing to children, it s attempted use of native americans as experimental guinea pigs and its responsibility for fueling the youth vaping epidemic. we presented evidence from our investigation to fda and fda agreed that juul was breaking the law. it sent juul a warning letter regarding its marketing practices and declared them illegal. now juul s fate is again in your hands at the fda. juul s products and all e-cigarettes need fda s approval for their prod
the youth vaping epidemic unfortunately continues today. more than 20% of high schoolers vape and 5% of middle schoolers vape. those are the same levels that compelled the surgeon general to first declare a youth vaping epidemic three years ago in 2018. for as long as this subcommittee has existed, we have been investigating this epidemic. this is our fourth hearing on the matter and i sincerely hope it s our last because the problems are solvable. our first in 2019 involved putting juul on trial, it s marketing to children, it s attempted use of native americans as experimental guinea pigs and its responsibility for fueling the youth vaping epidemic. we presented evidence from our investigation to fda and fda agreed that juul was breaking the law. it sent juul a warning letter regarding its marketing practices and declared them illegal. now juul s fate is again in your hands at the fda. juul s products and all e-cigarettes need fda s approval for their products to stay on t
member collins will hear from democrats and republican council on the findings of the inquiry. our coverage starts live at c-span or cspan.org or you can also find it on the free radio app. the director of the sen for for tobacco products testified about eliminating e-cigarette use. this committee hearing focused on the status of the proposal to ban e-cigarette flavors that was suggested by president trump in september, but it has not yet been implemented. this subcommittee will come to order. again, the chair is allowed to stop the hearing committee at any time, and this hearing is about youth e-cigarette use, and fda and food and drug administration compliance policy. i now recognize myself for five minutes for a opening statement. the administration released deeply disturbing results from the national youth poe back coe survey otherwise known as the nyts. and the data confirmed our fears that the youth vaping epidemic continues to grow the all-time highs. 5.3 million h
cigarettes, but scott reports they re not. just so we re all on the same page, what are e-cigarettes? i believe e-cigarettes are electronic cigarettes. correct. sometimes referred to as a vape pen, there are three parts to an e-cigarette. the vaporizer that s a tiny heating device. there s the battery it powers the heating device. and then there s the cartridge. this holds the liquid that is heated, giving off a vapor that looks like smoke. an e-cigarette is like a cleaner version of a cigarette. i think it s with water vapor. actually, it s not. many experts believe the vapor contains dangerous chemicals including propylene glycol which is often used in antifreeze put in cars. right now, the marketplace for e-cigarettes is really the wild, wild west. we don t know what s in the vapor. we don t know what the risks of the vapor are. mitch zeller works for the federal government. he says that what we do know is that e-cigarettes contain nicotine. no young pe