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House of Representatives bans smoking on premises 

Jump to full article: AP, 2004-07-01

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Smokers will now have to move away from the Capitol Building if they want to light a cigarette after House Speaker Carlos Vizcarrondo signed an executive order to ban smoking in offices and their premises.

New Progressive Party (NPP) and Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) minority leaders Anibal Vega Borges and Victor Garcia San Inocencio, respectively, said they favored the order issued June 25, but disclosed on Wednesday.

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