Sen. Jeff Merkley

Sen. Jeff Merkley

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Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading a group of nine senators in pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to crack down on synthetic nicotine. Vaping manufacturers have reportedly been switching to synthetic nicotine to sidestep the FDA’s regulatory process for tobacco products and to continue to ensnare teens with sweet flavors that the industry has used to hook a new generation on nicotine products.

Merkley was joined by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).

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