Source: Jordain Carney, THE HILL, 4/18/19


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he will introduce legislation that would raise the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21.  The forthcoming bill, which the Senate GOP leader announced during a press conference in Kentucky, would set the nationwide minimum age at 21 and would cover all tobacco products, including vaping devices. McConnell said his legislation would be similar to the current law that enforces the 18-year-old minimum age, but the raise the national minimum age from 18 to 21.

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