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June 22, 2009 (602) 762-2030
Former AZ Attorney General Woods To Attend White House Tobacco Bill Signing Ceremony
PHOENIX—Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods has received an invitation from the White House to attend a Rose Garden signing ceremony on Monday June 22, 2009.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act approved by Congress earlier this month. It increases federal regulation of tobacco products and imposes new restrictions on tobacco advertising.
“I’m honored President Obama offered me a chance to attend this important bill signing ceremony.” Woods said, “For too long tobacco companies have used deceptive practices in producing and marketing cigarettes. It was a long, hard battle against Big Tobacco, but I think this is the final victory. This bill finally enacts the reforms we negotiated in 1996 and will be an important tool in the fight to regulate tobacco products and advertising.”
Woods was invited because of his tireless work against the tobacco companies throughout the years. As Arizona Attorney General, Woods was one of the principal architects of the states’ historic lawsuit against major tobacco companies in the 1990’s. He played a key role in negotiating the 246-billion dollar settlement.
Woods will be available for interviews while in Washington and will Twitter during the visit at grantwoods.