"Studies show that AHPs would save the typical small-business owner between 15 percent and 30 percent on health insurance and help as many as eight million currently uninsured Americans finally afford the coverage they deserve.

"Labor unions and big corporations already have the ability to purchase health insurance at discounted rates; small business is simply asking for that same right. Opposing AHPs is like forcing small businesses to buy cans of soda one at a time out of a vending machine, except it's their health - not their thirst - that's at stake!"

NFIB Executive Vice President, Federal Public Policy and Political, in a letter to Members of Congress