L.F. Payne

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L.F. Payne is President and member of the Executive Committee of McGuire/Woods Consulting, LLC., a PR firm affiliated with the law firm McGuireWoods LLP. Payne, a former Democratic congressman representing Virginia's 5th Congressional District from 1988 until 1997, is described as helping clients with "trade, tax issues, health care, real estate, and transportation." [1]

Payne was a strongly pro-tobacco legislator who led a drive to collect signatures from more than 120 legislators to oppose the Food and Drug Administration efforts to regulate cigarettes and reduce sales of cigarettes to minors. [2] Payne was also instrumental in leading opposition to President Clinton's 1992 plan to raise the federal excise tax on cigarettes to pay for universal health care for Americans. [3]

In 1995-96, Payne ranked second only to Thomas Bliley (R-VA) as the House member who received the most financial support from tobacco companies. [4]

External links

• "L. F. Payne President", McGuire/Woods Consulting, undated, accessed December 2006.
• "Congressmen Submit Letter Against FDA Proposal: Virginia's L.F. Payne Helped Collect More Than 120 Legislators Names on Their Letter", The Virginian-Pilot, January 3, 1996.
• L.F. Payne, "Statement Of Congressman L.F. Payne On The Administration's Financing Provisions For Health Reform Before The Ways and Means Committee", Bates Number: 89735034/5035, November 18, 1993.
• Nancy Watzman, Jay Youngclaus and Jennifer Shecter, "Vote Index: A Smokin' Debate", Money in Politics Alert, Open Secrets, Vol. 2, Number 19, June 17, 1996.

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