Rep. Waxman and Sen. Dick Durbin wrote the Federal Trade Commission to urge that the agency not permit smokeless tobacco to be marketed as a "safer" alternative to smoking. Citing new evidence that smokeless tobacco products are being marketed heavily in youth-oriented magazines, Rep. Waxman and Sen. Durbin also asked the National Association of Attorneys General to investigate the compliance of the United States Smokeless Tobacco Company with the multi-state Master Settlement Agreement which governs the way tobacco products are advertised and marketed in the U.S.