Statement on the United States Lawsuit Against Major Tobacco Companies

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Sept 27, 1999

September 22, 1999

Today the Justice Department announced that the United States is filing suit against the major tobacco companies to recover the costs of smoking-related illnesses. As I said in my State of the Union Address in January, smoking has cost taxpayers billions of dollars through Medicare, veterans' health, and other Federal health care programs. The Justice Department is taking the right course of action. It is time for America's taxpayers to have their day in court.

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