Legislative Alertshttp://www.nreca.coop/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/press/LegislativeAlerts&page=7cc94892-e338-4737-bcff-78e6844a5da1&wp=3c78e84f-f9cc-425e-af06-c9054409bbbf60NRECA Supports the 2013 House and Senate Farm Billshttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECASupportsthe2013HouseandSenateFarmBills.aspxIn letters to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, NRECA expressed its support for the 2013 House and Senate Farm Bills.Wed, 15 May 2013 14:34:27 GMTNRECA Thanks Members for Their Support of the Rural Utilities Servicehttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAThanksMembersforTheirSupportoftheRUS.aspxNRECA thanks Reps. Mike Conaway, Collin Peterson, Marsha Blackburn, and Members of Congress who signed a letter funding for the RUS Electric Loan Program at the level requested by the President for fiscal year 2014.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:36:14 GMTNRECA Supports H.R. 624, The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Acthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECASupportsHR624.aspxIn a letter to Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Dutch Ruppersberger, NRECA, joined with the electric power sector, offered support for H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:33:45 GMTElectric Cooperative Testifies on the Effect of Rising Energy Costs on Their Membershttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/ElectricCooperativeTestifiesontheEffectofRisingEnergyCostsonTheirMembers.aspxGeorge Hand, Gen. Manager, Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements on the effects of rising energy costs on electric cooperative members.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:05:18 GMTElectric Utilities Reply to Chairman Rockefeller’s Cybersecurity Letterhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/ElectricUtilitiesReplytoChairmanRockefeller’sCybersecurityLetter.aspxNRECA joined with a coalition of trade associations representing every electric utility and the nuclear power industry to respond to Chairman John D. Rockefeller’s letter to Fortune 500 companies on cybersecurity legislation.Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:42:30 GMTElectric Cooperatives Testify on the Chu Memo’s Effect on Their Membershttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/ElectricCooperativesTestifyontheChuMemosEffectonTheirMembers.aspxIn a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the possibility of new directives for the Power Marketing Administrations increasing electricity costs, several witnesses were asked to testify and provide the electric cooperative perspective.Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:50:53 GMTNRECA Cautions Senate on Effects of S. 3414 on Electric Power Industryhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECACautionsSenateonEffectsofS3414onElectricPowerIndustry.aspxFri, 03 Aug 2012 09:09:15 GMTNRECA Supports the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Acthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECASupportstheFederalAgricultureReformandRiskManagementAct.aspxWed, 11 Jul 2012 16:37:01 GMTNRECA Applauds Passage of Surface Transportation Extension Acthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/PassageofSurfaceTransportationExtensionAct.aspxNRECA thanks Congress for their work in passing H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012.Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:49:26 GMTNRECA Thanks Senators for their Support of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012http://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAThanksSenatorsforTheirSupportofS3240,theAgricultureReform,FoodandJobsActof2012.aspxIn a letter to Senators, Glenn English expressed NRECA’s support for S. 3240, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:55:21 GMTElectric Cooperatives Testify on Effect of EPA’s New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gasseshttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/TestimonyonEffectofEPAsNewSPSforGreenhouseGasses.aspxBarbara Walz, Tri-State G&T Association, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy and Power on the effect of EPA's New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gasses on Tri-State G&T.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:59:21 GMTNRECA Highlights Rural Broadband Crisis to Congress and the Administrationhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAHighlightsRuralBroadbandCrisistoCongressandtheAdministration.aspxIn a letter to House and Senate leadership, NRECA and the National Farmers Union highlight the ongoing crisis caused by the lack of universal broadband service in rural America.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:35:47 GMTNRECA Urges Congress to Prevent Artificial Pension Plan Cost Increaseshttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/PreventArtificialPensionPlanCostIncreases.aspxIn a letter to Members of Congress, NRECA, and over 200 other companies, charities and other private organizations urged Congress to support policies that stabilize funding for private-sector pension plans, to avoid artificial cost increases. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:04:48 GMTNRECA Thanks Members for Their Support on Including Coal Ash Provisions in Conference Transportation Billhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAthanksMembersforTheirSupportonIncludingCoalAshProvisionsinConferenceTransportationBill.aspxNRECA thanks Rep. David McKinley and the 85 Members who signed letters to members of the Transportation Bill Conference Committee urging them to include the Coal Combustion Residuals bill in the conference report.Thu, 10 May 2012 11:09:17 GMTNRECA Thanks Rep. Pete Olson for Introducing H.R. 4273, the “Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012.”http://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAThanksRepPeteOlsonforIntroducingHR4273.aspxIn a letter to Rep. Pete Olson, NRECA thanks the Congressman for introducing H.R. 4273, the “Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012.”Thu, 10 May 2012 11:19:28 GMTNRECA Thanks Members For their Support of the Rural Utilities Servicehttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAThanksMembersFortheirSupportoftheRuralUtilitiesService.aspxNRECA thanks the 113 Members of Congress who signed a letter to the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee supporting a loan level of $6.1 billion for the Rural Utilities Service Electric Loan Program for FY2013.Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:04:37 GMTNRECA Requests Meeting with Sec. Chu and Sec. Napolitano on Cybersecurityhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECARequestsMeetingwithSecChuandSecNapolitanoonCybersecurity.aspxIn a letter to Sec. Chu and Sec. Napolitano, NRECA and other trade associations representing nearly all electric utility and nuclear generator in the country formally requested a meeting to discuss the role of electric utilities in averting cyberattacks.Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:07:11 GMTElectric Cooperatives Testify on Federal Regulationshttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/ElectricCooperativesTestifyonFederalRegulations.aspxThu, 16 Feb 2012 16:18:16 GMTNRECA opposes H.R. 3581, “Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2012”http://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAopposesHR3581BudgetandAccountingTransparencyActof2012.aspxTue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:46 GMTNRECA Supports Legislation Amending Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Acthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECASupportsLegislationAmendingDoddFrankWallStreetReformAct.aspxNRECA supports H.R 3336, H.R. 3527, and H.R. 2682, passed by the House Agriculture Committee, that amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, allowing electric cooperatives to continue using derivatives to hedge commercial risk.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:15:52 GMTNRECA Submits Testimony to Senate Finance Subcommittee Hearing on Energy Tax Policyhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECASubmitsTestimonytoSenateFinanceSubcommitteeHearingonEnergyTaxPolicy.aspxIn testimony submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resource, and Infrastructure, Glenn English told the committee how renewable energy tax provisions have helped electric cooperatives expand their renewable generation.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:16:57 GMTNRECA Urges Congress to Support Tax Incentives for Renewable Energyhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAUrgesCongresstoSupportTaxIncentivesforRenewableEnergy.aspxNRECA urged Congress to include incentives for renewable electricity tailored for electric cooperatives, if there is a tax bill addressing energy extenders. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:06:17 GMTElectric Cooperatives Testify on Cybersecurityhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/ElectricCooperativesTestifyonCybersecurity.aspxDavid Beam, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, testified before the House Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology on electric cooperatives cybersecurity efforts.Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:24:35 GMTNRECA Submits testimony to House Small Business Subcommittee on Vegetation Managementhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/TestimonytoHouseSmallBusinessSubcommitteeonVegetationManagement.aspxWed, 30 Nov 2011 16:45:44 GMTNRECA Applauds Congress for Passing FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Billhttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAApplaudsCongressforPassingFY2012AgricultureAppropriationsBill.aspxCongress passed the Agriculture Appropriations package with strong bipartisan support, which included over $7 billion for Rural Utilities Service Electric Loans.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:16:13 GMTNRECA Urges Senators to Vote Against Amendment Reducing Rural Development Fundinghttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAUrgesSenatorstoVoteAgainstAmendmentReducingRuralDevelopmentFunding.aspxNRECA joined with rural organizations, including several statewide electric cooperative associations and individual electric cooperatives, to urge Senators to vote against Sen. Tom Coburn’s amendment to the FY 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:55:17 GMTNRECA Submits Testimony for House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearinghttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/TestimonyforHouseEnergyandCommerceSubcommitteeHearing.aspxGlenn English submitted testimony to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power’s hearing on issues impacting the electricity transmission infrastructure.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:30:45 GMTNRECA submits testimony to House Agriculture Committee Hearing on Dodd-Frank Acthttp://www.nreca.coop/press/LegislativeAlerts/Pages/NRECAsubmitstestimonytoHouseAgricultureCommitteeHearingonDodd-FrankAct.aspxGlenn English submitted testimony to the House Agriculture Committee hearing on legislative proposals to amend the Dodd-Frank Act.Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:43:23 GMT