potent in nicotine content than normal cigarette tobacco was incor- 

 porated into a small number of Brown & Williamson cigarettes. 

 There appears to be no reason for the development of this tobacco 

 plant, labeled Y-1, other than to artificially maintain the level of 

 nicotine in Brown & Williamson products. 



I think it is important to note on page 3 of Dr. Kessler's testi- 

 mony that industry representatives have repeatedly stated for the 

 public record, according to our transcripts that they don't manipu- 

 late nicotine levels in cigarettes. Yet now there is a very clear, very 

 obvious direct attempt to manipulate nicotine. 



It seems to me, Mr. Chairman, that raises serious questions 

 about whether the tobacco executives when they appeared before 

 our committee deliberately and intentionally misled the Congress 

 regarding the manipulation of nicotine in tobacco. 



Those executives were testifying under oath. This committee, in 

 my view, has an obligation to make sure that oath stands for some- 

 thing. I think this is an issue we are going to have to review fur- 

 ther. 



Finally, let me make a point with respect to ammonia. Like you 

 and other colleagues, I pressed for years to try to get out the list 

 of chemicals that are added to cigarettes. 



We heard from the tobacco industry at the time that these 

 chemicals were in effect much like those that you eat in a cookie 

 or drink with soda and that the American people should not be con- 

 cerned or alarmed. In effect, right before our hearing with the ex- 

 ecutives, they put out a list of the chemicals and said that the case 

 was closed. 



Now what we are learning with the testimony that will be of- 

 fered today is that there are much more significant health effects 

 in these chemicals. In effect, what cigarette consumers are getting 

 amounts to a chemistry set in a tube, and I think it is important 

 that the American public had a chance to know exactly what the 

 health effects were of smoking these chemicals. Those effects are 

 not known. 



The tobacco industry has worked hard to say that when you sim- 

 ply eat a foodstuff in our country, that is like smoking a cigarette, 

 but the fact is that the scientists are saying that is not the case. 

 When you smoke a cigarette, you are sucking in these chemicals. 

 Dr. Kessler's testimony raises important new issues with respect to 

 the use of chemicals and additives in our cigarettes as well. 



This is an important inquiry, Mr. Chairman, and I commend you 

 and look forward to Dr. Kessler's testimony. 



Mr. Waxman. Thank you Mr. Wyden. 



Mr. Kreidler. 



Mr. Kreidler. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your hold- 

 ing this hearing today on tobacco regulation. As we learn more 

 about the contents of cigarettes, the addictive nature of nicotine, 

 and extraordinary steps the tobacco industry has taken to conceal 

 the truth, it becomes clear that the FDA regulation is needed. 



We can't expect the industry to tell the truth. The attempt one 

 company made to intimidate you through a subpoena shows how 

 far they will go to keep the truth hidden. Now, another company 

 is running full page ads to mislead the American people. They 



