Honorable Howard Coble
United States Representative, North Carolina, Republican
Representative Coble, of the Sixth District of North Carolina, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1968 to 1970 and from 1978 to 1984. He sits on the Judiciary Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The following is from the July 30, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. During my tenure in Congress, I have consistently opposed granting the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco. As I have stated on many occasions, I…
