Tobacco Settlement : Summary and Comparison with the 1997 Agreement and the McCain Bill.

Summarizes settlement between U.S. States and territories and tobacco companies that resolves all lawsuits to recover public health costs of treating smokers. Analyzes issues for Congress and compares the settlement to a proposed agreement in 1997 and the McCain Bill (S. 1415).

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2000.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Actions and defenses. Public health. State governments. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Summarizes settlement between U.S. States and territories and tobacco companies that resolves all lawsuits to recover public health costs of treating smokers. Analyzes issues for Congress and compares the settlement to a proposed agreement in 1997 and the McCain Bill (S. 1415).
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.