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ABA encourages members of Congress to:

Cosponsor ACRE. Helping farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners gain easier access to competitive, low-cost credit is a bipartisan priority. Demonstrate your support for this important effort by co-sponsoring the legislation.

Hold Hearings on ACRE.. The House Agriculture and Ways and Means committees and the Senate Agriculture and Finance committees have jurisdiction over this legislation. We urge these panels to hold hearings on the value of ACRE to farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners.

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