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What to know about RFK Jr.’s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS

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Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. 2000), the Supreme Court concluded that the FDA lacked the power to regulate tobacco. In 2009, Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , granting the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco. For example, in the case FDA v.

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What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS

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Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. 2000), the Supreme Court concluded that the FDA lacked the power to regulate tobacco. In 2009, Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , granting the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco. For example, in the case FDA v.