Listen: How A Wisconsin Senator Is Trying to Prevent A Vape Flavor Ban

November 15, 2019

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Kaiser Health News Midwest Correspondent Lauren Weber joined host Kealey Bultena on Wisconsin Public Radio’s news magazine “Central Time” to discuss Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s role in the politics of vaping.

Weber and fellow KHN reporter Rachel Bluth had reported on how the recent crackdowns on vaping amid a surge of mysterious lung injuries are politicizing vapers. Johnson, who in 2016 thanked vapers for helping him win his reelection bid, has publicly urged President Donald Trump to back away from banning flavored e-cigarette products.

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<p>Kaiser Health News Midwest Correspondent Lauren Weber joined host Kealey Bultena on <a href="https://www.wpr.org/sen-johnson-pens-open-letter-president-trump-urging-him-not-support-flavored-vape-ban">Wisconsin Public Radio’s news magazine “Central Time”</a> to discuss Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s role in the politics of vaping.</p>
<p>Weber and fellow KHN reporter Rachel Bluth had reported on how the recent crackdowns on vaping amid a surge of mysterious lung injuries are <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/we-vape-we-vote-how-vaping-crackdowns-are-politicizing-vapers/">politicizing vapers</a>. Johnson, who in 2016 thanked vapers for helping him win his reelection bid, has <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6550410-2019-11-13-RHJ-to-President-Trump-Re-E-Cigarette.html">publicly urged President Donald Trump</a> to back away from banning flavored e-cigarette products.</p>

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