the country, including the american cancer association, the american heart association, the american lung association, the campaign for tobacco free kids, and the american dental association. this bill also preserves states right's my not preempting state tobacco laws. it's extremely important to respect in many states, including my own home state of colorado, already recognized the dangers of smoking and the role that regulation can play and have excellent laws on the books that keep cigarettes out of the law, out of the hands of children and also regulates secondhand smoke. i'm very proud to say my home state of colorado is recognized as a leer in tobacco control as demonstrated by our leadership in enacting a comprehensive smoke free law that includes casinos. additionally colorado's working on enacting a youth access policy statewide. senator from my district, the state senator, introduced a bill last year that required i.d. checks for tobacco purchases and prohibited youth from possessing tobacco products. i'd like to highlight in conclusion a story of a hero in the cancer awareness movement from my district. a type of heroism that is all too common. susa

the american dental association, who strongly supports this legislation, calls tobacco use the number one cause of preventable disease in the united states. should be a no-brainer to responsibly regulate such a dangerous product. i also want to stress that the bill fully funds f.d.a. activity through user fees. all tobacco related f.d.a. costs are allocated among the manufacturers of cigarettes, cigarette tobacco and smokeless tobacco products that are sold in the united states based on the manufacturer's perspective share of the united states market. the congressional budget office estimates that if this bill was passed we can reduce -- we will reduce youth smoking by 11% over the next decade. and adult smoking by 2%. a small step in the right direction but there's much more work ahead of us. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate my colleague yielding time. this bill is being brought to the floor by the majority in a man