LETTERS
ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS
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ARA Signs a Letter of Support for EPA Administrator Nominee Regan
Jan 20, 2021
ARA co-signed a letter with other national agricultural organizations to extend support for the nomination of Michael Regan to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ARA Signs Letter to Senate Urging Confirmation of Vilsack as Ag Secretary
Jan 20, 2021
ARA co-signed a letter sent to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry urging confirmation of Thomas Vilsack to serve as Secretary of Agriculture. Read the letter to learn more.
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ARA Signed a Letter to President-Elect Biden Calling for STB Appointment
Jan 19, 2021
ARA signed a letter to President-elect Joe Biden calling on him to appoint Martin J. Oberman as chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB).
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ARA Signed a Letter to Senators Urging Swift Confirmation of SBA Administrator
Jan 15, 2021
ARA and the undersigned organizations wrote a letter to the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship to expeditiously schedule a hearing for President-elect Biden's nominee to serve as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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ARA Signed a Letter to President-Elect Biden on Transportation Infrastructure
Jan 07, 2021
ARA signed a letter with other agricultural organizations sent to President-elect Joe Biden with recommendations to enhance the country's transportation infrastructure as it relates to the agricultural community.
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ARA Signs Letter to USDA Transition Team on Federal Agency Improvements
Dec 23, 2020
ARA signed a letter sent jointly by the Agricultural CEO Council addressed to the team lead on President-Elect Biden's USDA Transition Team with recommendations to improve relationships between USDA and other federal agencies.
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ARA Signs Letter Thanking Former House Ag Committee Chair
Dec 23, 2020
ARA signed a letter thanking Collin Peterson, former Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, for his leadership and commitment to agricultural communities.
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ARA Co-Signs Coalition Letter to President-Elect Biden on Ocean Policies
Dec 11, 2020
ARA co-signed a letter as a member of the National Ocean Policy Coalition to President-Elect Joe Biden requesting support for collaborative, transparent, and balanced multi-use ocean policies that support economic and environmental goals.
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ARA Co-Signed a Letter to EPA Requesting Paraquat Comment Extension
Dec 07, 2020
ARA co-signed a letter to EPA requesting an extension to the comment period on paraquat. EPA granted a 20-day extension until Jan. 11, 2021.
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ARA Sends Letter to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Behalf of Ag Retailers
Dec 03, 2020
ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock sent a letter to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices calling for the ag industry to be included in the second phase of vaccine distribution.
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