NYTimes.com blog post by Marci Alboher

It seems that some lawmakers in Washington have been listening to all our talk about the disastrous situation around health insurance for small businesses and the self-employed. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of senators — Olympia Snowe, Republican of Maine; Dick Durbin, the majority whip who is a Democrat from Illinois; Blanche Lincoln, Democrat of Arkansas; and Norm Coleman, Republican of Minnesota — proposed legislation that seeks to reduce the cost and improve coverage options for small businesses. The bill is supported by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the National Association of Realtors and the Service Employees International Union.

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