(Valley residents) are going to come; how can we keep them away? |
Amicus is prepared to fight these proposals and we will support our members in any action they choose to take to protect their jobs. |
By the end of the year, we'll have an incredible system in place. It's a big step forward, and I think the public will feel a lot safer. |
California has been a leader in this area, ... It shows what can happen when you choose to invest resources in tobacco reduction. |
I know I'll be here at least through then. And there's an awful lot of shows that we booked for this season that I really want to see. As long as I'm here, I'm going to be coming to see shows. |
Joi and I are trying to anticipate as many of the questions that might come up. |
Lung cancer in women in this country is really epidemic because women started using tobacco later in the 20th century than men did. We're still seeing the results, ... In California, rates among women dropped almost 5 percent. But in the rest of the country, they went up 13 percent. |
That drop in lung cancer is linked to the fact that cigarette consumption in California has dropped 50 percent, ... What we're seeing is the first disease reduction resulting from California's comprehensive tobacco prevention efforts. |
There must be trust involved, ... To take the problem and move it out of the office is not the best solution. |
This is very exciting, ... It shows that when the public pays attention and chooses to invest resources in smoking prevention, those efforts pay off -- not only in decreased use of tobacco, but in decreased disease. |
To make the substantial cuts in emissions we are going to have to make, there are only two ways to do it - taxation or rationing, |
We can let his legacy be that this changed us for the better. |
We expect the closure will have some impact, but because we draw customers from all along Route 1 and the coast region, we remain optimistic. |
We need to establish the framework. |