Letters To Congress Archives - Page 21 of 35

June 18, 2013

Letters To Congress

Oppose the Royce-Engel Amendment to the Farm Bill

Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you oppose the Royce-Engel amendment (#55) that will be offered during consideration of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. This amendment would allow up to 45% of the funds authorized for the Food for Peace Program to…
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May 16, 2013

Letters To Congress

Oppose the Inclusion of Aviation Services in TTIP

Oppose the Inclusion of Aviation Services in TTIP Dear Representative, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you sign on to a letter urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to keep air transport services out of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The bipartisan letter being led by…
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May 14, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Presses Senate to Back Measure to Improve Our Nation's Ports and Harbors

Support Reforms to Harbor Maintenance Investments in S. 601 Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that you support final passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), and preserve the reforms to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund expenditures included in the Boxer-Vitter substitute. Our nation’s waterways…
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May 8, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Tells House Foreign Affairs Committee Transportation Workers Stand Ready to Fight Human Trafficking

May 7, 2013 The Honorable Ed Royce Chairman Committee on Foreign Affairs 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Eliot Engel Ranking Member Committee on Foreign Affairs B360 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel: As the House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a…
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April 5, 2013

Letters To Congress

House Urged to Reject Bill That Would Essentially Shut Down the National Labor Relations Board

April 5, 2013 Vote No on H.R. 1120 Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I urge you to vote against H.R. 1120 – legislation that will essentially shut down the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). This bill improperly involves Congress in the judicial review of the President’s recess appointment powers and…
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March 20, 2013

Letters To Congress

Vote No on the Ryan Budget Resolution

Vote No on the Ryan Budget Resolution Dear Representative: I urge you to vote against the Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) offered by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as it proposes radical cuts to our transportation system and puts in jeopardy hundreds of thousands of American jobs. This latest edition of the Ryan…
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March 14, 2013

Letters To Congress

Senators Asked to Oppose Language Establishing CBP Fee Reinbursement Arrangement

Support the Brown-Isakson Amendment #83 Dear Senator, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I ask that as you consider the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) you support amendment #83 offered by Senators Sherrod Brown and Johnny Isakson to strike Section 560. This language would establish a fee reimbursement arrangement for Customs…
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January 15, 2013

Letters To Congress

TTD Fights to Clear Sandy Relief Bill

Dear Representative: Nearly three months ago the East Coast of the United States was directly hit by Hurricane Sandy, resulting in the second costliest storm in our history. While Congress has historically come together to support regions devastated by natural disasters, New York, New Jersey and other states hit by the storm continue to wait…
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December 27, 2012

Letters To Congress

OPPOSE MCCAIN AMENDMENT TO THE HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF BILL

Dear Senator, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote against the McCain amendment (#3384) when it is offered to the Hurricane Disaster Relief Appropriations Act. This amendment would place arbitrary and ill-advised limits on the relief funding provided to Amtrak in the bill and would severely hamper the…
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November 20, 2012

Letters To Congress

Timely Confirmation of Michael Huerta Important for Stability of Aviation Industry

November 19, 2012 The Honorable Harry Reid Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Reid: As you consider your agenda for the final weeks of the 112th Congress, I ask that you schedule a vote to confirm Acting Administrator Michael Huerta as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Mr. Huerta has…
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