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Virginia Chamber The Voice of Business March 8, 2021 Dear Members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation:
March 5, 202 1 Arizona Congressional DelegationHouse and Senate Office BuildingsWashington, D.C. 20 515 Dear Arizona Congressional Delegation Members, The undersigned chambers of commerce congratulate you on and thank you for yourcontinued leadership in supporting Arizona’s business community through out thepandemic. The purpose of this letter is to express our opposition to the Protecting theRight to Organize (PRO) Act.
March 4, 202 1 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Kevin McCarthySpeaker Minority LeaderU.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of RepresentativesH-222, U.S. Capitol H-204, U.S. CapitolWashington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader McCarthy :
March 8, 2021 Congressman Lou Correa2201 Longworth Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Sent via email Dear Representative Lou Correa: On behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank you for not co-sponsoring H.R. 842, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act,” and urge you to vote NO on this legislation that would be harmful for California’s economy.
March 8, 2021 Congressman Ami Bera2201 Longworth Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Sent via email Dear Representative Ami Bera: On behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank you for not co-sponsoring H.R. 842, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act,” and urge you to vote NO on this legislation that would be harmful for California’s economy.
March 8, 2021 Congressman Scott Peters2201 Longworth Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Sent via email Dear Representative Scott Peters: On behalf of the California Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank you for not co-sponsoring H.R. 842, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act,” and urge you to vote NO on this legislation that would be harmful for California’s economy.
March 8, 202 1 Florida Congressional Delegation RE: Chambers of Commerce Urge You to Vote No on H.R. 842, the “Protecting the Right toOrganize (PRO) Act ” Dear Members of Florida’s Congressional Delegation: The undersigned Chamber s of Commerce representing jobs creators and local businesses from acrossFlorida, write to urge you to vote NO on H.R. 842, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act ,” andto oppose the harmful impacts that this legislation would have on Florida’s economy.
March 4, 2021Dear Representative Lucy McBath,On behalf of the Dunwoody Perimeter Chamber, I would like to thank you for not cosponsoring the H.R. 842, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act,” and urge you to vote NO on this legislation that would be harmful for the economy.
March 5, 2021Dear Members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation:On behalf of the approximately 225,000 employers in the Commonwealth concerned with the rights of their employees, the fragile economy, and the need for balance in federal labor law, the undersigned chambers of commerce write to express our opposition to the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
