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Barack Obama signed a tobacco reform bill today in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden.
Afterward, the President was seen speaking to U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman. About what? No one knows. But Michael Coleman of the Journal says:
It’s unclear right now what they were discussing — even Bingaman’s staff doesn’t know. My guess is either energy policy or health care reform.
Or maybe they were just talking about their favorite place to grab a dessert.
Along with Coleman’s post, there is a photo of the two talking. I’m not sure if it’s a White house photo or snapped by Coleman himself, so for now I’ll just direct you over there.
Bingaman is a key actor in both the health care reform legislative debate that is getting started in the Senate as well as the debate over a major energy bill.
Among Obama’s remarks about the tobacco bill:
This legislation will not ban all tobacco products, and it will allow adults to make their own choices. But it will also ban tobacco advertising within a thousand feet of schools and playgrounds. It will curb the ability of tobacco companies to market products to our children by using appealing flavors. It will force these companies to more clearly and publicly acknowledge the harmful and deadly effects of the products they sell. And it will allow the scientists at the FDA to take other common-sense steps to reduce the harmful effects of smoking.
