David Kessler
David Kessler
case future health stake strong
We think the case is a strong one, ... What is at stake is the future health of so many of our children.
country denying essence high immunity pay people price
Immunity is a very high price for the country to pay because you are in essence denying people their rights.
concerns fda impossible regulate serious written
I have very serious concerns that the settlement as it's written could effectively make it impossible for the FDA to regulate tobacco.
bleeds target
was a slow-moving target that bleeds profusely when hit.
battles considered exception framework heart people question signed touch within
Is it going to be considered as an exception within the framework of the WTO, or are people at it going to say, 'Oh, this has been signed at UNESCO, but it does not touch our work.' This question will be at the heart of the battles to come,
children describe earth feeling forgotten grieve kids openly talk
Many times in our society, children are the forgotten grievers because they don't grieve the way we do. They don't openly talk about how they are feeling because they don't have the vocabulary. How on earth would kids know how to describe these feelings?
anybody chipping wins
No one wins this, ... It's chipping away at it. I don't think anybody can win it.
approach balancing cautious judicious risks
It's a judicious approach to balancing the need for transplants, but also minimizing the risk. It's a very cautious approach, because the risks are very real.
age age-and-aging begun unlikely
If you can get a young person to the age of 18, 19 or 20 and they have not begun to smoke, it is unlikely they ever will.
educating
In the end, it was about educating the public,
government provisions question whether
The question was whether the government could (regulate advertising) under the provisions of the act,
department good
If it's good enough for McDonald's, it should be good enough for the Department of Agriculture.
low previous rough
It had been a rough previous 10 years. It was a deregulatory period, ... I did come in at a low point.
believe effective fact options pitching
Pitching one drug when in fact there are other options that could be more effective -- that I believe can be dangerous.