LETTERS

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ARA Vice Chair Mike Twining Advocates for Ag Retailers at Congressional Roundtable on Working Families Tax Cuts

Apr 17, 2026

The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Board of Directors Vice Chair, Mike Twining of Willard Agri-Services, represented ag retailers at a roundtable hosted by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Steve Womack (R-Ark.), to discuss how the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) are delivering relief for families and workers as we conclude the 2025 tax season.

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ARA Signed a Letter to Congress Opposing New Tax Reporting Proposal

Oct 14, 2021

ARA signed a letter to leaders in Congress opposing the inclusion of a new tax information reporting proposal in the Build Back Better Act.

ARA Signed a Coalition Letter to EPA Requesting Neonicotinoid Comment Extension

Oct 13, 2021

ARA signed a coalition letter sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting comment period extension for neonicotinoid draft biological evaluations to ensure stakeholders provide the best feedback possible.

ARA Signed Coalition Letter to Congress on Cyber Security

Oct 04, 2021

ARA signed a coalition letter to members of the Senate Committees on Intelligence, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs as well as the House Committee on Homeland Security with provisions for legislation that would create a compulsory cyber incident notification program that would impose serious obligation on the business community.

ARA Signed Letter on UN Food Systems Summit

Sep 17, 2021

ARA signed a letter declaring support for a USDA Coalition of Action focused on sustainable productivity growth as it relates to the UN Food Systems Summit.

ARA Letter to President Biden Opposing Potential Vaccine Mandate

Sep 17, 2021

ARA sent a letter to President Joe Biden opposing a potential vaccine mandate and employer enforcement requirement, not because we question the science of vaccine effectiveness, but because of its likely impact on already-tight employment situations for ag employers.

ARA Co-Signed Letter to Vilsack, Blinken Applauding UN Food Systems Summit Participation

Sep 13, 2021

ARA co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to applaud their departments' participation in the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS) preparation.

ARA Co-Signed a Coalition Letter Opposing Main Street Employer Tax Increase

Sep 08, 2021

ARA joined a group of organizations representing the interests of millions of individually- and family-owned businesses in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Chair urging he reject any measures that would raise taxes on Main Street employers.

ARA Co-Signs Tax Aggies Coalition Letter to Congress on Sound Federal Tax Policies

Sep 03, 2021

ARA and the more than 300 organizations signed onto a Tax Aggies Coalition letter sent to members of Congress calling for sound federal tax policy as they begin to draft legislation implementing President Biden's Build Back Better agenda.

ARA Co-Signs Letter to House Ag Committee Chair on Disaster Funding

Sep 01, 2021

ARA co-signed a coalition letter to the chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee David Scott on federal crop insurance.

ARA Co-Signs Letter to EPA Condemning Chlorpyrifos Revocation

Sep 01, 2021

ARA co-signed a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Regan condemning the revocation of chlorpyrifos and for doing so without announcing clear guidance to stakeholders on how they should expect to comply with this action.

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