The use of e-cigarettes among young people has been rising at staggering rates. The U.S. Surgeon General has labeled e-cigarette use among youth a "public health epidemic" and warned "we must take action now to protect the health of our nation’s young people."

That's why, this week, Senator Richard Blumenthal and I introduced the bicameral Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act.

E-cigarette companies are explicitly targeting young people through their marketing and product design, but what they’re really selling is a nicotine addiction and other risks associated with vaping. As the mother of three teenagers, I know that we cannot wait to address this epidemic.

We have passed critical legislation in the U.S. House:

• We passed the Violence Against Women Act, which includes my Rape Survivor Child Custody Act - no rape survivor should be forced to share child custody with the person who violated them
• We passed the Paycheck Fairness Act - because men and women should receive equal pay for equal work.
• We condemned the Trump administration's legal campaign to take away Americans' healthcare
• We voted to reject the President's discriminatory ban on transgender Americans serving in the U.S. Military
• We passed my bill, the Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act, a critical step toward ensuring military cooperation between Russia and Venezuela does not impede democracy or safety in the region
  

And I continue to work to hold the Trump administration accountable on your behalf:

• We authorized subpeonas to get the truth about why the Trump administration is adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census
• I asked top Department of Energy officials why the Trump budget cuts climate science programs by 50%
• I continue to demand the full release of the Mueller report. This report belongs to the American people, and it must be made public

It is an honor to represent you in Washington.


Sincerely,


Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Member of Congress