Monday, December 21, 2009

National Restaurant Association Issues Statement on Health Care Reform Bills

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association issued a statement today regarding the health care reform package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

"The Senate has made key improvements in its bill over the House-passed version," said Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association. "The health care reform package currently before the Senate demonstrates meaningful progress toward protecting jobs and small businesses while taking steps toward providing access to high quality, affordable health care for Americans."

"We need to ensure that the final bill improves job creation and entrepreneurship, and does not weaken the improvements included in the Senate bill," Sweeney said.

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