U.S. Reps. Aaron Bean and Byron Donalds , both Republicans, have joined the House Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus, adding their names to a bipartisan coalition aimed at adopting harm reduction methods and innovation as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco control.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick , a Democrat, also previously joined the caucus.

Donalds has criticized the Biden administration for what he described as a bureaucratic approval process that allowed illegal vaping products to flood consumer markets. Illicit vape products have been a top target, particularly among Republicans, because many come into the U.S. from China.

“To be clear, I’m not against Americans who want to use vaping products or tobacco products,” Donalds said during a hearing with the Food and

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