On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville spoke. suggestion Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a crackdown on Zyn, a popular smokeless alternative that comes in small bags and is available to consumers 21 and older.

Tuberville said Schumer's choice of focus is “ironic” when compared to the issues facing the United States.

“The person who is supposed to be in control of the Senate should be talking about immigration, the economy, the wars around the world, and enacting laws that help the American people,” said Tuberville (R-Auburn). About Zyn, a menthol cigarette and nicotine pack. ”

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.@sentuberville Chuck Schumer said he's more worried about banning Zyn than addressing the fentanyl crisis, which claims more than 100,000 American lives each year. #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/vnoiNPnV3d

— Grayson Everett (@Grayson270) January 24, 2024

The senator kept a canister of Zyn on hand for viewers to see during his televised call with reporters.

“Actually, I have it here,” Tuberville said. “I want to show it to people who don't know about it. It's like a dip, but it's an alternative to smoking.”

Tuberville said Schumer's move could harm people who were trying to avoid more traditional and harmful forms of nicotine intake, such as smoking.

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“I've talked to doctors a lot over the years about things like e-cigarettes and Zyn to get people off cigarettes. It's really changed a lot of people's habits and saved a lot of lives. ”

“Okay, is it perfect? ​​No, it's not. But what Sen. Schumer is doing, which is getting rid of menthol cigarettes and getting rid of Zyn, is really, really going to help people, and it's going to be much better than smoking.” It is.”

Tuberville said Schumer would be better off focusing on more pressing issues.

“Instead of worrying about fentanyl coming across the border every day, which kills 100,000 people in the United States every year, the fact that he's worried about something other than fentanyl shows the direction Mr. Schumer is headed and this… “The Democratic Party is headed by a party other than Americans,” he concluded.

Austin Shipley is a staff writer at Yellowhammer News.