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Coalition of Faith Groups Urge Legislative Conference Committee to Approve Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law and Protect All Pennsylvania Workers From Secondhand Smoke 

Pennsylvania Faith United Against Tobacco, a diverse coalition of faith leaders from across the state, held a press conference today at the Capitol to urge the Legislature to enact comprehensive smoke-free legislation that covers all workplaces and protects all Pennsylvanians from the dangers of secondhand smoke.

"We in the faith community know what must be done to protect the countless number of Pennsylvania workers who are still exposed to the serious health harms of secondhand smoke," said Rev. Sandra Strauss, Policy Director for the Pennsylvania Council of Churches. "We have a moral obligation to urge our elected officials to pass this critical legislation because each and every one of our brothers and sisters deserves the right to breathe clean, smoke-free air."

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