Letters To Congress

Senator Max Baucus Chairman 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510-6200 Senator Orrin Hatch Ranking Member 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510-6200 Dear Chairman and Ranking Member: As the leaders of the committee of jurisdiction on tax issues, we urge you to support efforts to restore the public transportation tax benefit which

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Cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act (S. 487) introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), which was unanimously endorsed by our 32-union Executive Committee last month. The Schumer bill would improve bus safety

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Cosponsor H.R. 1455, the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 1455).  This legislation will implement changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) contract screening program in order to strengthen aviation security

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Support Senate T-HUD Appropriations Bill, S. 1243  Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express support for the Senate FY 14 Transportation-HUD appropriations measure, S. 1243, and urge you to vote in favor of the bill.  Below we also provide our views on a number of amendments. At

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