ABA has been a vocal proponent of this bill, and we were pleased to see such a significant response from lawmakers in this Congress. The ACRE Act already has 20 bipartisan cosponsors in the House and has been introduced in the Senate by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Angus King (I-ME). Lawmakers now have an opportunity to help sustain and grow rural America by sending this bill to President Biden’s desk. That’s why ABA is urging bankers and their customers to get in touch with their members of Congress and urge them to pass the bill. Bankers can contact their lawmakers easily through ABA’s grassroots platform, SecureAmericanOpportunity.com. The association has also prepared a toolkit, accessible at www.aba.com/ACREtoolkit, that provides an issue backgrounder, talking points and key points that bankers can use when explaining to lawmakers why this law is needed. Our nation needs a thriving agricultural sector. With your help, we can help remove one of the roadblocks standing in the way of the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Email Rob at nichols@aba.com. 11
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