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Hill staffers, lawmakers, restaurateurs and politicos alike enjoyed gourmet cuisine and cocktails at Acadiana last night for the National Restaurant Association's congressional reception celebrating DC restaurant stars. The event capped off the first day of the NRA's 24th annual public affairs conference that concludes this Friday.
Featured guests included Claude Andersen of Clyde's, Cathal and Meshelle Armstrong of Restaurant Eve, and Top-Chef contestants Carla Hall and Mike Isabella, among others. Guests dined on shrimp, oysters, steak sandwiches and a bevy of hors d'oeuvres in the crowded, dimly lit southern restaurant.
Representative Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., socialized with guests alongside his fiancée, Giulia, who works at the GAO. McHenry told National Journal that tax issues are a top concern for the NRA.
Montana's singular voice in the House, Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-MT, also in attendance, said the restaurant industry is in his blood. His father was a restaurateur and a 'short-order'cook. According to Rehberg, the top concern of the NRA is the cost of doing business. The Montanan expressed concerned that the new healthcare bill will pass too much of the cost on to the restaurant industry.
Bob Westbrook shares his concern. Starting this July, Westbrook will become president of the Texas chapter of the NRA. Owner of three franchises of CiCi's pizza, Westbrook said his primary legislative issue is healthcare followed by card check--a measure that would make it easier for workers to form unions--and menu labeling. The restaurant industry wants consistency about any legislation concerning menu labeling, Westbook said. The Lone Star state native named BlackSalt as one of his favorite DC restaurants.
Hotline editor John Mercurio and former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. spoke to the NRA early Wednesday evening. Today Sens. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., are on the conference agenda and tomorrow the restaurateurs will hear from Mike Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the FDA and Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce.
Founded in 1919, the NRA membership includes 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of close to 13 million employees. In 2009, they spent nearly $3 million in federal lobbying.
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