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SCHIP Likely to Pass in Early 2009
Confidence High that Industry Compromise will be Incorporated into Legislation
January 8, 2008 - As the U.S. Congress returned to work the first week of January and with the pending inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, news reports, editorials, rumors, both substantiated and unsubstantiated related to SCHIP are circulating through the media, online, and phone calls.
One important fact must be addressed now-the rumor of the floor tax is false. The IPCPR and the Cigar Association of America (CAA) worked diligently to get the floor tax on large cigars removed early on in the beginning days of the SCHIP fight-in Summer of 2007. It has not been reinstated.
In the next few days, we will have a legitimate idea of when SCHIP will again begin moving through the legislative process on Capitol Hill. This formal process could start as early as the week of January 12.
It is important to keep in mind that there is a high level of confidence that the compromise agreed to by the IPCPR and the CAA, and accepted by key congressional members, will be implemented into the SCHIP bill. Since last summer, both organizations have and continue to meet with key congressional staffers and congress members to ensure the industry compromise will become a part of SCHIP. Unfortunately, do to the sensitivity of this compromise, and the fact that it has not yet officially introduced into the legislation, we are unwilling to share the details with the general membership or public.
Once the compromise is introduced and amended into the 2009 SCHIP bill, we will share these important details. Until then, please know that your Executive Board, executive director, IPCPR's federal lobbyists, and the CAA and their lobbyists have, and continue to work to protect the industry's interests and your businesses.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR)
Chris McCalla
Legislative Director
SCHIP Likely to Pass in Early 2009
Confidence High that Industry Compromise will be Incorporated into Legislation
January 8, 2008 - As the U.S. Congress returned to work the first week of January and with the pending inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, news reports, editorials, rumors, both substantiated and unsubstantiated related to SCHIP are circulating through the media, online, and phone calls.
One important fact must be addressed now-the rumor of the floor tax is false. The IPCPR and the Cigar Association of America (CAA) worked diligently to get the floor tax on large cigars removed early on in the beginning days of the SCHIP fight-in Summer of 2007. It has not been reinstated.
In the next few days, we will have a legitimate idea of when SCHIP will again begin moving through the legislative process on Capitol Hill. This formal process could start as early as the week of January 12.
It is important to keep in mind that there is a high level of confidence that the compromise agreed to by the IPCPR and the CAA, and accepted by key congressional members, will be implemented into the SCHIP bill. Since last summer, both organizations have and continue to meet with key congressional staffers and congress members to ensure the industry compromise will become a part of SCHIP. Unfortunately, do to the sensitivity of this compromise, and the fact that it has not yet officially introduced into the legislation, we are unwilling to share the details with the general membership or public.
Once the compromise is introduced and amended into the 2009 SCHIP bill, we will share these important details. Until then, please know that your Executive Board, executive director, IPCPR's federal lobbyists, and the CAA and their lobbyists have, and continue to work to protect the industry's interests and your businesses.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR)
Chris McCalla
Legislative Director
