PLEASE Help Ban Smoking
in New Hampshire -
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Once again ASH is asking for your help to pass an important nonsmokers'
rights bill [
HB 1177],
and once again we've made it easy for you to be heard.
On THURSDAY the New Hampshire House is due to vote on a bill which
would ban smoking in most workplaces, including restaurants and bars.
Please send an email to New Hampshire's legislators telling them why
you support such a bill. Be sure to mention if you live or work
in New
Hampshire, or plan to (or do) travel there for business and/or
pleasure. If
you are particularly susceptible to tobacco smoke, please explain the
problems smoke causes you.
To make everything easy, ASH has created one email address you can send
your comments to. Your email will then be received by each member
of
the New Hampshire House.
PLEASE ACT NOW
-- This crucial vote is
scheduled for
THURSDAY.
Here are some important facts which might be of interest:
* A recent poll said New Hampshire residents support a workplace
smoking ban by a margin of more than four to one -- 79% favor, 18% did
not
* 88% of Democrats and 72% of Republicans polled supported a ban; 80%
of undeclared voters also supported a smoking ban
* 84% said they were concerned about the health effects of
secondhand
smoke
* 87% said workers should be protected from secondhand smoke
* Of SMOKERS polled, 58% said they believed the right of people
to
breathe clean air in restaurants and bars outweighed their right to
smoke in those places
* 93% said they would enjoy going out more if they didn’t end up
smelling like smoke after visiting a bar or restaurant.
* 16% said a smoking ban would encourage them to eat out, while only 4%
said a ban would discourage them
* Similar bills have failed in the past, when the state Lodging and
Restaurant Association opposed the idea, but since all neighboring
states already have similar laws, proprietors are no longer worried
about driving business over the borders with a smoking ban
Thanks so much for your cooperation. Please act now in time for
Thursday's vote.
PROFESSOR JOHN F. BANZHAF III
Executive Director and Chief Counsel
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
2013 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006, USA
(202) 659-4310 //
http://ash.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/03072006/news/91222.htm
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/REPOSITORY/603070377/1037/NEWS04
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
2013 H Street NW / Washington, DC 20006 / (202) 659-4310
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Dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wells