Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The House on Friday passed a bill banning the sale of flavored cigarettes and e-cigarettes as part of an effort to curb youth use of tobacco products.
The legislation passed with a 213-195 vote, with a contingency of Democrats from the Congressional Black Caucus siding with Republicans in the vote. Black lawmakers said the ban could bring disproportionate policing down on African-American communities, despite its good intentions.