Contact:	Clarence Mills (202) 543-1440 c.mills@att.net
For Release:	Immediate News Bulletin PR-71 October 26, 2009

U.S. Congress Considers McCarran-Ferguson Repeal

ASA Urges Repairers to Contact Representatives for Full Repeal;
Letters Available on www.TakingTheHill.com

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 26, 2009 –The U.S. Congress is considering a partial repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act that will apply only to health insurers. Recently, the House Judiciary Committee approved H.R. 3596, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Act.

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) supports a full repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act that would affect the insurance industry as a whole, including property and casualty insurers.

ASA is calling on independent automotive repairers to contact their representatives and senators in Congress to ask for their support for a full repeal of McCarran.

To send a letter to Congress on the antitrust issue, simply visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingtheHill.com. (Contact information and pre-written letters are available for your convenience.)

The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA serves an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from both the mechanical and collision repair segments of the automotive service industry. ASA's headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org, or visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.

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