NFA Shares Concerns with Congress about China's New 30mm Policy



The following letter on the China's 30 mm policy was sent to the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation Ranking, Congressman Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Congressman Rick Crawford, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. The same letter was also sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) who is the Chairman fo the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), who is the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety. 

These four elected officials sit in positions of enormous consequence to the NFA on this issue and their committees that they lead help insure the safe and timely transportation of commerce through United States. 

 NFA also sent the letter to: 

  •  Senator Jerry Moran, who serves as the Chairman of the Seante Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science and Related Agencies which is the committee that oversees the budget for the Consumer Products Safety Commission. 
  • Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) who serves on both the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. 
  • South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds both of whom are advocates for the fireworks industry and Mount Rushmore. Senator Thune serves on the Senate Commerce Committee and Senator Rounds introduced a resolution commending the fireworks industry on behalf of the NFA earlier this year. 
  • Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) who has been NFA's chief advocate in the House of Representatives. 

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