On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our partner associations, which represent the aggregates industry in their respective states, we ask to continue protecting the tax exemptions for associations and other charitable organizations that have been in place since Congress first enacted the income tax over 100 years ago. We appreciate the need to identify pay-fors and offsets to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). The associations signed below strongly supported the TCJA and would like to see an extension passed.

Investing in our nation’s critical surface transportation network provides the American people and businesses the opportunity to thrive. In 2022, our nation’s road and bridge network facilitated the movement of over 19 billion pounds of freight worth an estimated $18 trillion – 72% of our nation’s cargo. In addition to freight, our highway system paves the way for people to move efficiently and effectively to school, sports, work and travel.

Investing in the nation’s infrastructure provides far-reaching economic benefits. Recent congressional support for roads, bridges and public transportation systems has helped deliver much-needed projects to every congressional district across the country. These improvements have enhanced safety, mobility and efficiency nationwide. These outcomes are made possible by the continuity and predictability of funding supported by a healthy Highway Trust Fund (HTF).

As long-time Main Street champions, we encourage you to stand strong and oppose any effort to increase income tax rates, including recent proposals to raise the top individual rate to 40 percent. This idea is presented as a modest adjustment affecting only the wealthiest Americans, but it would disproportionately harm hundreds of thousands of pass-through businesses organized as S corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships.

As the Committee on Environment and Public Works prepares to consider Brian Nesvik's nomination to serve as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) would like to express our unwavering support for his confirmation.

As the Committee on Environment and Public Works prepares to consider Jessica Kramer’s nomination to serve as Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) would like to express our unwavering support for her confirmation.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I write to express our strong support for H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025. This critical legislation takes necessary steps to modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by prioritizing science-based conservation efforts, improving regulatory transparency and streamlining permitting processes essential to economic growth and infrastructure development.

I write to you on behalf of members of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) in strong support of the nomination of Mr. Sean McMaster’s nomination to serve as the next Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrator. Mr. McMaster has an impressive background in transportation policy and his proven track record of leadership will be vital for steering FHWA through the critical challenges ahead. We urge you to support his nomination.

As the Committee on Environment and Public Works prepares to consider David Fotouhi's nomination to serve as Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) would like to express our unwavering support for his confirmation. After spending four years at the EPA serving as the Acting General Counsel, Principal Deputy General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, Mr. Fotouhi is readily equipped to carry out the agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment. Mr.

The undersigned groups represent industries that are vital to America’s economic success and hundreds of thousands of workers across the country. Manufacturing in America is among the cleanest in the world, but manufacturers are facing staggering costs to comply with federal regulations — in particular, environmental regulations that have recently required manufacturers to achieve the implausible or impossible.