{"id":2094,"date":"2013-07-23T14:59:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T18:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2013-07-23T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T18:59:23","slug":"league-issues-joint-letter-with-administration-on-municipal-bonds-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2013\/07\/23\/league-issues-joint-letter-with-administration-on-municipal-bonds-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"League Issues Joint Letter with Administration on Municipal Bonds to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>League CEO Dan Gilmartin has signed on with MSHDA&#8217;s\u00a0CEO Scott Woosley\u00a0in a letter to Michigan&#8217;s Congressional delegation regarding the critical importance of keeping municipal bonds tax exempt as Congress debates federal tax reform. The letter\u00a0(attached) was distributed\u00a0from\u00a0Governor Snyder&#8217;s Washington DC Office last week.\u00a0This is the League&#8217;s latest effort to impress upon Congress how essential it is that they keep the tax exempt status in place as Congress consideres overhauling tax policy. Michigan is in a unique position as we have both the Chairman (Rep. Camp &#8211;\u00a0R) and ranking member (Rep. Levin &#8211; D)\u00a0on the House Ways and Means Committee, which is leading the effort in the House. If you have not done so yet, please take the time to contact your Congressional leaders by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/advocacy\/federal\/federal-midelegation.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. A sample letter is attached in addition to a report on the issue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/inside208\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/07\/MSHDAMML-LH1.doc\">MSHDAMML LH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/inside208\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/07\/Sample-Letter.docx\">Sample Letter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/inside208\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/07\/Muni-Bond-Report.pdf\">Muni Bond Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Summer Minnick is the Director of Policy Initiatives and Federal Affairs. She can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:sminnick@mml.org\">sminnick@mml.org<\/a> or 517-908-0301.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League CEO Dan Gilmartin has signed on with MSHDA&#8217;s\u00a0CEO Scott Woosley\u00a0in a letter to Michigan&#8217;s Congressional delegation regarding the critical importance of keeping municipal bonds tax exempt as Congress debates federal tax reform. 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