The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Transcript President Clinton endorsed a new tobacco bill that, among other things, does not grant the tobacco industry immunity from future lawsuits. Following a background report , Margaret Warner and guests revisit the tobacco deal and examine the new bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate. A RealAudio version of this segment is available. Online Forum Congressman Waxman and Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal debate the tobacco settlement. A panel discussion the tobacco settlement .
Experts discuss the future of the tobacco industry.
The Liggett Group admits that smoking cigarettes is addictive and can cause cancer. Browse the NewsHour's coverage of law and health . The Food and Drug Administration homepage. If states like Mississippi and Florida had not taken the initiative, we would not in March of 1998 be in a position to consider a national tobacco settlement. So I commend them and recognize their enormous leadership.