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

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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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<h1>Listen: How A Wisconsin Senator Is Trying to Prevent A Vape Flavor Ban</h1>
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			November 15, 2019		</time>
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<p><em>Can’t see the audio player? <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Weber_Wisc_Public_Radio_11-15-19.mp3">Click here to download.</a></em></p><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><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-how-a-wisconsin-senator-is-trying-to-prevent-a-vape-flavor-ban/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-how-a-wisconsin-senator-is-trying-to-prevent-a-vape-flavor-ban/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-how-a-wisconsin-senator-is-trying-to-prevent-a-vape-flavor-ban/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20How%20A%20Wisconsin%20Senator%20Is%20Trying%20to%20Prevent%20A%20Vape%20Flavor%20Ban&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTAyMDgzMQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-how-a-wisconsin-senator-is-trying-to-prevent-a-vape-flavor-ban/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-how-a-wisconsin-senator-is-trying-to-prevent-a-vape-flavor-ban/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/listen-how-a-wisconsin-senator-is-trying-to-prevent-a-vape-flavor-ban/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1020831&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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