(Washington, DC) - The National Restaurant Association today welcomed the congressional reintroduction of the SHOP Act, hailing the bipartisan legislation as a model for progress on providing more affordable health-care options for small businesses. The Association praised the efforts of the bill's sponsors, including U.S. Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), and U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), John Barrow (D-Ga.) and Bill Young (R-Fla.). The bill, the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act, aims to make health insurance more affordable and accessible for small businesses and the self-employed.

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