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The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the U.S. House
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Kevin McCarthy
U.S. House Republican Leader
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Charles Schumer
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Richard Neal
Chairman
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Kevin Brady
Ranking Republican Member
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Charles Grassley
Chairman
U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Ron Wyden
Ranking Democratic Member
U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Washington, DC 20510

 

Dear Speaker Pelosi, Republican Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell, Democratic Leader Schumer, Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady, Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Wyden:

The following organizations, representing diverse business, energy, transportation, community development and agriculture stakeholders that employ millions of workers, are writing to you regarding the need to address expiring tax provisions (“tax extenders”). We respectfully ask the House and Senate to pass legislation extending these provisions before the 116th Congress adjourns sine die.

Numerous tax extenders are currently set to expire at the end of 2020. Previous lapses of these temporary tax provisions have caused confusion and hardship for the many industry sectors and individuals that utilize these tax incentives. Allowing these tax extenders to lapse at the end of 2020 would undermine their effectiveness, threaten thousands of jobs in the U.S. economy and cause needless uncertainty for taxpayers at a time when many are coping with severe economic hardship. These measures have a direct impact on hiring, job retention, and business investment and their extension would have a positive impact on an economy in serious need of recovery.

Giving taxpayers stable tax rules by providing an uninterrupted extension of expiring tax provisions is a common-sense step Congress can take to help America’s entrepreneurs and job-creators navigate challenging economic times. Accordingly, we respectfully ask that you act to seamlessly address tax extenders before the beginning of the next Congress.

We sincerely appreciate your attention to this matter and stand ready to work with you to achieve this important objective.

Sincerely,
Advanced Biofuels Association
Advanced Biofuels Business Council
Agriculture Energy Coalition
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Alliance to Save Energy
American Biogas Council (ABC)
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Horse Council
American Mold Builders Association
American Public Gas Association (APGA)
American Public Transportation Association
American Sheep Industry Association
American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals
American Staffing Association
Biomass Power Association
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
Blue Energy Group
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota
Coalition for Energy Efficient Jobs & Investment
Copper Development Association
Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)
Energy Recovery Council
Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association
Growth Energy
Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
Illuminating Engineering Society
Independent Electrical Contractors
Independent Film and Television Alliance
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Institute of Real Estate Management
NAFA Fleet Management Association
National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Realtors
National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
National Employment Opportunity Network
National Hydropower Association
National Milk Producers Federation
National Motorsports Coalition
National Propane Gas Association
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA)
National Tooling and Machining Association
New Markets Tax Credit Coalition
NGVAmerica
North American Die Casting Association
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors–National Association
Precision Machined Products Association
Precision Metalforming Association
Renewable Fuels Association
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
South West Transit Association (SWTA)
TechNet
Texas Transit Association (TTA)
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
Tile Roofing Industry Alliance
Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)

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