NEWS & TESTIMONY
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Stay on top of the issues by browsing our curated list of letters, press statements and relevant news articles. RACA joins with coalition partners to support sound policy objectives and frequently voices the concerns of rural America through opinion-editorials, letters to the editor, guest columns and more.
2023 ISSUE LETTERS
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RACA and six other organizations representing rural and agricultural interests wrote a letter to Congressional leaders urging extension of several tax provisions that are set to expire or have already expired.
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RACA joins nine other organizations to send a letter to Congressional leadership in support of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
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RACA leads letter urging Congressional Commerce Committee leaders to support domestic agricultural producers.
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RACA and others sent a letter opposing a proposal brought forward by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to mandate that all new cars sold in the state be electric by 2035.
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RACA joins other groups asking for federal funding to support the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN).
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RACA and over 40 organizations wrote Congressional appropriators asking for a strong federal investment in food, agricultural, and natural resources research at USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
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RACA joins large coalition supporting sustained funding for USDA's Wildlife Services in FY2024.
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RACA joins group letter in support of Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small succeeding Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of USDA.
PAST ISSUE LETTERS
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RACA joins the Rebuild Rural Coalition in letter to President Joe Biden
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RACA joins others in urging the White House to address Mexico's approach to agricultural biotechnology. RACA and nearly 125 organizations send letter in support of the America Grows Act to provide continued sustained funding for agricultural research and improvement.
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RACA Sends Letter of Support on Montana Headwaters Legacy Act
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RACA Comments on Pasture, Rangeland, Forage Rainfall Index Crop Insurance Program
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RACA joins coalition requesting COVID relief specific to broadband
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RACA Applauds Investment in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
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RACA joins 50+ Organizations in Letter to House and Senate Appropriators Urging Funding for U.S. Geological Survey’s 3D Elevation Program
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RACA joins 75 groups in support of funding for conservation programs
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RACA joins over 30 others in supporting funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
PRESS RELEASES
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Rural & Agriculture Groups Urge Renewal of Critical Broadband Investment
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Rural Americans Call on Congress for Affordable Prescription Drugs
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RACA Applauds Senate Confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning to Lead BLM
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RACA Statement on the Results of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction
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FCC to Vote on Establishing Fund to Build Out 5G Networks in Rural America
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RACA Applauds Investment in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
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If Not Now, When? It is Time for Congress to Help Expand Broadband Access in Rural America
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RACA Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Broadband Expansion
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RACA Urges Reconsideration of FCC’s Business Data Services Proposal
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