Washington, USA - Liberal-leaning religious groups are launching radio ads in five states this week in which local pastors urge senators to back efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system.
In the ads, the religious leaders discuss the moral reasons for making health care more affordable. They are being sponsored by national and local groups including Faith in Public Life, Faithful America, Sojourners and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.
The spots are running on Christian and mainstream radio stations in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska and North Carolina - all of them home states of pivotal Democratic senators.
Congress is in recess this week. Top Democrats hope to enact health care legislation this year.