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United States Cattlemen's Association View this email in your browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2018 CONTACT: Lia Biondo at (202) 870-1552 USCA Applauds Congress for Livestock Fixes in Omnibus Bill (WASHINGTON) –The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) applauds Congress for including two commonsense solutions to regulatory overreach in the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations omnibus bill. The spending bill, released late on Wednesday evening, includes both a one-year delay of the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate for livestock and insect haulers and excludes livestock producers from the reporting requirements of the EPA’s livestock emission reporting mandate. USCA’s Executive Vice President Kelly Fogarty issued the following statement: “Both of the victories secured in this bill offer commonsense solutions to over regulation. USCA’s Transportation Committee will utilize the one-year delay to continue its work with the Federal Motor Safety Carrier Administration (FMCSA) and Congress to secure needed flexibility for livestock haulers in the restrictive Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules. USCA worked to avoid yet another EPA overreach on the industry and we will continue to work with the Administration and Congress to secure successful outcomes on both of these issues.” “USCA members thank Congress for acknowledging and addressing regulatory overreach and its potential impact on the livestock industry in the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations bill and will work to ensure both provisions are included in the final bill.” Facebook @uscattlemen uscattlemen.org Copyright © 2017, All rights reserved. USCA Washington D.C. Office: 653 Constitution Ave, NE Washington, D.C. 20002 unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences | REPLY REPLY WITH QUOTE |