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In anticipation of President Trump’s budget outline, the Big “I,” along with the D.C Agriculture Coalition, sent letters to top decision-makers in Washington, D.C.

To protect the Federal Crop Insurance Program, the Big “I” sent a letter urging Congress to reject calls for additional cuts within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees.

As a Republican President takes office on Jan. 20 and Republicans control both chambers of Congress, lawmakers are eager to put their party’s stamp on many important pieces of legislation this year.

At last week’s Big “I” Legislative Conference, agents and brokers met with almost every U.S. Senate and House of Representatives office to discuss the association’s top legislative concerns.

At the Big “I” Legislative Conference Breakfast last week, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) addressed insurance-related legislative initiatives relevant to his home state and the country: crop, flood and terrorism insurance.

Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, is the 2015 Gerald Solomon-Big “I” Legislator of the Year.

To continue its efforts to protect the Federal Crop Insurance Program, the Big “I” sent a letter asking congressional leaders to oppose any additional cuts to the program during the fiscal year 2017 appropriations process.

Earlier this week, President Obama released his budget for fiscal year 2017. This blueprint proposes changes to the “Cadillac” tax and sets the stage for additional cuts to the Federal Crop Insurance Program.