Letters to Congress
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2017From: Family Business Coalition
To: Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, Chairman Hatch and Chairman Brady
Subject: Estate Tax
The undersigned organizations appreciate your work to lead the country toward a commonsense tax code that does not impose a destructive double or triple tax at death. We support the inclusion of full and permanent repeal of the federal estate tax as part of comprehensive tax reform for these reasons.
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
From: Multiple Associations
To: Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Subject: Support Senator Hoeven’s Amendment to Suspend the Silica Rulemaking
OSHA’s proposed silica regulation would impose billions of dollars of cost on employers that would result in less economic growth and significantly impede the exploration and development of new and badly needed sources of energy while possibly not addressing the most effective way to protect human health.
Date: Monday, March 30, 2015
From: Family Business Estate Tax Coalition
To: Senator John Thune
Subject: Estate Tax
On behalf of the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition (FBETC), thank you for introducing S. 860, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 to permanently repeal the estate tax.
Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2015
From: Multiple Associations
To: Congress
Subject: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015
We are writing to express our support for H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015. This bipartisan legislation would reform the regulatory process to ensure that all federal agencies appropriately consider the impact of their rules on small businesses across America.
Date: Friday, December 13, 2013
From: Jeff Buczkiewicz, President, MCAA
To: The Honorable David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH
Subject: Notice of Intention to Appear at Informal Public Hearing
The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) hereby files this Notice of Intent to Appear at the Informal Public Hearing on OSHA’s Proposed Rule for Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica.
Date: Monday, November 25, 2013
From: Jeff Buczkiewicz, President, MCAA
To: William Perry, Acting Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Subject: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica
While we are grateful for an extension of any kind, the reality still exists that our ability to adequately review and prepare our comments is greatly diminished without the additional time we originally requested.
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2013
From: William Perry, Acting Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance
To: Jeff Buczkiewicz, President, MCAA
Subject: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica
Thank you for your letter to Assistance Secretary David Michaels, dated October 7, 2013, requesting an extension of the deadlines associated with OSHA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica.
Date: Monday, October 07, 2013
From: Jeff Buczkiewicz, President, MCAA
To: The Honorable David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH
Subject: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica
The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) respectfully requests a 90 day extension to the public comment period for the proposed silica rule (referenced above).
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
From: Multiple Associations
To: Congress
Subject: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
We are writing to express our support for H.R. 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013. This bipartisan legislation would reform the regulatory process to ensure that all federal agencies appropriately consider the impact of their rules on small businesses across America.
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013
From: The Family Business Estate Tax Coalition
To: Senator John Thune
Subject: Estate Tax
On behalf of the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition (FBETC), we are writing in support of your efforts to permanently repeal the estate tax by offering an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Budget Resolution.
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
From: ABC; AGC; LBA; MCAA; NECA; NRCA
To: Representative Tim Walberg; Representative Joe Courtney
Subject: H-2B Classification
As leading associations in the construction industry, we believe that in order to be successful in fixing America's broken immigration system, any viable remedy must address four key items.
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
From: ABC; AGC; LBA; MCAA; NECA; NRCA
To: Representative Trey Gowdy
Subject: E-Verify employment verification system
As leading associations in the construction industry, we write to share our thoughts on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security hearing entitled, “How E-Verify Works and How it Benefits American Employers and Workers”.
Date: Monday, July 27, 2009
From: 39 Organizations
To: Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator Olympia Snowe
Subject: Office of Advocacy
On behalf of the 39 organizations listed below, we are writing to express our strong support for the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. There is a critical need for the Office of Advocacy to be able to continue functioning as an independent government advocate for the small business community.
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
From: Jeff Buczkiewicz, Executive Director, MCAA
To: Representative Neil Abercrombie
Subject: Military Construction
I am writing to urge the expeditious enactment of the 2009 Department of Defense authorization bill. No bill to be taken up by the Congress this year is of a higher priority for the safety and security of the American people or the readiness and well being of our brave men and women in uniform.
Date: Monday, June 23, 2008
From: Essential Worker Immigration Coalition
To: Member of Congress
Subject: Immigration Reform; Social Security No-Match Rule
On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing business and labor stakeholders in the immigration debate, we respectively urge Congress to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from expending funds to undertake any further activities related to its Social Security Number No-Match Rule until ongoing legal cases involving this controversial rule have been resolved.
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
From: The Family Business Estate Tax Coalition
To: President George W. Bush
Subject: Estate Tax
On behalf of the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition (FBETC), thank you for including much-needed relief from the estate tax to family businesses in your Fiscal Year 2009 budget.
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
From: Essential Worker Immigration Coalition
To: Members of Congress
Subject: Immigration Reform
As members of the Essential Worker Immigration Coalition ("EWIC") representing employers both small and large, we write to voice our strong concerns with H.R. 4088 and S. 2368, the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act ("SAVE" Act).
