Jack Reed

In the following viewpoint Senator Jack Reed argues in support of the “Children’s Health Preservation and Tobacco Advertising Compliance Act,” introduced to the U.S. Senate on March 13, 1998. This act would prevent tobacco companies from getting tax deductions from advertising directed at children. According to Reed, tobacco companies currently enjoy a large tax deduction for advertising. This bill would not eliminate the deduction unless tobacco companies targeted their advertising at children. Reed believes that tobacco companies have always targeted youths and that only tough legislation can prevent the companies from continuing to target them in the future. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance for possible inclusion in a comprehensive tobacco bill. Jack Reed is a Democratic senator from Rhode Island.

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