Sinema hits Biden administration over planned menthol ban

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) hit out against the Biden administration’s proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, arguing such decisions should be left to the individual states rather than the federal government.

Sinema argued against the ban during a town hall event with the U.S. Hispanic Business Council on Monday, underscoring the importance of allowing states to have authority over their own regulation laws. The comments make Sinema one of the first Democratic-aligned senators to come against the Biden administration’s proposal after it was first announced one year ago. (Sinema is an independent but caucuses with Democrats.)