LETTERS

ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ARA Co-Signs 3 Letters to Governors, President-Elect, & Trump Administration on Vaccine Distribution in Ag Industry

Dec 01, 2020

ARA co-signed three letters with more than 20 organizations imploring our nation's Governors, President-Elect Joe Biden and President Trump to include front line food and ag employees in the next highest priority for the vaccine in the COVID-19 vaccination plans.