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.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), I am writing regarding President Trump’s Executive Order titled Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Good Trade Deficits. The NSSGA respectfully requests an exemption for aggregates from these measures.

On behalf of the over 500 member companies of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), we respectfully request that the Administration reconsider the elimination of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Health and Safety Program, whose work is essential to advancing the wellbeing of the men and women of the mining industry.

The undersigned organizations, representing millions of Main Street businesses operating in every industry and community in America, applaud the Department of the Treasury (Department) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for issuing the interim final rule on March 21, 2025, which revises the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

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.

The undersigned trade associations appreciate the opportunity to provide comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-pphenylenediamine (6PPD) and its transformation product, 6PPD-quinone; Regulatory Investigation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Extension of the Comment Period; 90 Fed. Reg. 5,798 (Jan. 17, 2025).

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), and our construction materials partner associations appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) proposed actions to establish fees on Chinese Maritime Transport Operators; vessels built in China entering US Ports; operators with orders for Chinese built vessels; and mandate U.S. goods be exported on U.S. built and flagged vessels.

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.