LETTERS

ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS

ARA Signs Letter Supporting RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act

Jun 29, 2021

ARA and the undersigned organizations commend Congress for providing relief to critical stakeholders impacted by the FCC's Ligado order that interfered with essential GPS and satellite communications used by farmers, truck drivers, first responders, and others.

ARA Led Coalition Letter Supporting Farm-Related Restricted CDL Reform

Jun 29, 2021

ARA led a coalition letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Farm-Related Restricted CDL program reform amendment sponsored by Representatives Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and Angie Craig, D-Minn., to the "INVEST in America Act."

ARA Signed Letter to Congress in Support of Main Street Businesses

Jun 22, 2021

ARA and the undersigned organizations sent a letter to Congress Committee members to voice strong opposition to any reductions or repeal of the 20 percent deduction for qualified business income under Section 199A, an essential part of the Tax Code.

ARA Signs Letter Endorsing the RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act

Jun 22, 2021

ARA co-signed a letter with more than 80 other organizations strongly endorsing the RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act because it shifts the cost burden from farmers, first responders and others to the Ligado company, which benefits from the FCC's decision to permit the company's spectrum to interfere with GPS and satellite communications.

ARA Signed Letter Supporting Amendment to Modernize Seasonal Ag CDL Program

Jun 15, 2021

ARA Signed DRIVE Safe Coalition Letter to Senate Committee

Jun 15, 2021

ARA signed a letter sent by the DRIVE Safe Coalition to leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation expressing strong support for including the bipartisan DRIVE Safe Act in the Surface Transportation Investment Act.

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ARA Signed Working Group Letter to Congress on Modernizing HOS Rules

Jun 15, 2021

ARA signed a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation as part of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group. This amendment makes three important incremental changes to the agricultural exemption to the HOS rules that ARA supports because it will accommodate seasonal spikes in transportation of food, fiber and other ag supplies, according to the Working Group letter.

ARA Signed Ag Research Funding Letters to Congress, President Biden

Jun 08, 2021

ARA and more than 150 organizations signed letters to President Joe Biden and Congressional leadership regarding agricultural climate research, agricultural innovation, and agricultural research infrastructure.

ARA Signed a Letter to Congress Supporting EPA Nominee

May 26, 2021

ARA signed a letter with more than 20 organizations in support of the confirmation of Dr. Michal Freedhoff as assistant administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP).

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ARA Signed Farm-Related Restricted CDL Coalition Letters to Congress

May 26, 2021

ARA and the more than 50 organizations sent letters to the U.S. House and Senate as part of a coalition supporting the modernization of the "Seasonal Ag CDL" program, which promotes economic growth for America's agricultural industries serving the essential needs of farmers during the busy planting and harvesting seasons.