Letters To Congress

September 29, 2025  The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader U.S. Senate  Washington, DC 20515  The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515  The Honorable Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510  The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515  Dear Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer and Leader…

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Dear Representative, On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers who build, operate, and maintain our nation’s transportation networks, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), urges you to vote NO on Amendment #19 in the upcoming NDAA Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense…

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September 5, 2025 The Honorable Shelley Moore CapitoChairmanEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeU.S. Senate The Honorable Sam GravesChairmanTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Sheldon WhitehouseRanking MemberEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeU.S. Senate The Honorable Rick LarsenRanking MemberTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Kevin CramerChairmanEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeTransportation and Infrastructure SubcommitteeU.S.…

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August 7, 2025 The Honorable Troy NehlsChairmanTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeAviation SubcommitteeU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Rick LarsenRanking MemberTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Nehls and Ranking Member Larsen: The Modern Skies Coalition appreciates the opportunity to respond to the request of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee…

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Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), which represents millions of transportation workers across the country, including those whose work is directly affected by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), I am writing to urge you to vote to confirm Marcus Molinaro as the next  Administrator of the FTA when it comes…

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July 22, 2025 Dear Representative: On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers who build, operate, and maintain our nation’s transportation networks, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), urges you to cosponsor H.R. 3151, the SHIPS for America Act of 2025. This bill represents the most comprehensive effort by Congress to…

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July 22, 2025 Dear Senator: On behalf of our affiliated unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers who build, operate, and maintain our nation’s transportation networks, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), urges you to cosponsor S. 1541, the SHIPS for America Act of 2025. This bill represents the most comprehensive effort by Congress to…

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July 21, 2025 The Honorable Mike JohnsonSpeakerU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Hakeem JeffriesMinority LeaderU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable John ThuneMajority LeaderU.S. Senate The Honorable Chuck SchumerMinority LeaderU.S. Senate Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, Leader Jeffries, and Leader Schumer, On behalf of more than 3 million American workers, we are writing to encourage you…

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June 30, 2025 Dear Senator: As the Senate considers amendments to the reconciliation bill, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to vote YES on Amendment #2613 offered by Senator Maria Cantwell. As America’s largest transportation labor federation, representing 38 unions and millions of workers across the United States, TTD urges you to support this amendment…

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June 30, 2025 Dear Senator, As the Senate considers amendments to the reconciliation bill, the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD) urges you to vote YES on two amendments related to Air Traffic Control Modernization. The first is amendment #2586, offered by Senator Durbin, to insert the House of Representatives-passed Air Traffic Control Modernization provisions into the Senate budget reconciliation…

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