March 17, 2021 the Honorable Janet Yellen U.S. Department of The

March 17, 2021 The Honorable Janet Yellen U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Yellen: Congratulations on your recent confirmation to lead the U.S. Department of Treasury. We write today to request your assistance in implementing the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act provisions included in the recently-enacted Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. We supported the CERTS Act because America’s motorcoach, school bus, and passenger vessel industries have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These industries play an essential role in national and community transportation networks, providing vital services for large and small as well as urban and rural communities. For example, the motorcoach industry recently provided more than 700 buses to transport National Guard troops to Washington D.C. to protect our nation’s capital. This past year has been incredibly challenging for these vital transportation providers as almost all major sources of business and revenue has been severely restricted or eliminated by state mandated closures – including school and sports-related travel, tourism, and mass public events. Unfortunately, indicators forecast that we will not be returning to normal operations for months. To ensure that these transportation service providers are ready and available for Americans once the economy reopens, emergency funding for these industries is necessary. That is why the U.S. Department of Treasury must move as quickly as possible to provide financial assistance, as authorized by Congress, to these companies that desperately need to keep their employees on payroll and cover increased operating costs. We are encouraged to hear that Treasury staff has recently been consulting with various industry and advocacy groups, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation. We look forward to working with you to ensure expeditious implementation of the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act provisions. Sincerely, ____________________ ____________________ Darin LaHood Albio Sires Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ John Rose David Price Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Mike Kelly Anthony Brown Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Bob Gibbs Doug LaMalfa Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Cheri Bustos Guy Reschenthaler Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Lee Zeldin Bryan Steil Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Brian Fitzpatrick Blaine Luetkemeyer Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Dutch Ruppersberger Alan Lowenthal Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Ayanna Pressley Jack Bergman Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Lloyd Smucker Tim Ryan Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Peter Welch Chellie Pingree Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ John Katko Jim Cooper Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Anthony Gonzalez Dan Meuser Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Christopher H. Smith Donald M. Payne, Jr. Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Bonnie Watson Coleman French Hill Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Judy Chu Jefferson Van Drew Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Ann Wagner Steve Cohen Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Mario Díaz-Balart Thomas R. Suozzi Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Alex X. Mooney Don Young Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Rosa L. DeLauro Deborah K. Ross Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Mark Amodei Mike Quigley Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Dwight Evans G.K. Butterfield Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Derek Kilmer David B. McKinley, P.E. Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Dina Titus Chris Pappas Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Zoe Lofgren Jahana Hayes Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Juan Vargas Glenn “GT” Thompson Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Jackie Walorski Tom Emmer Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Pete Stauber Joe Wilson Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Julia Brownley Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Tim Burchett Charles Fleischmann Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ David Schweikert Dean Phillips Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ André Carson Frank Pallone, Jr. Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Barbara Lee Bill Foster Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Liz Cheney Brian Higgins Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Debbie Dingell Angie Craig Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Jamie Raskin Jennifer Wexton Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Adam Smith Jim Hagedorn Member of Congress Member of Congress ____________________ ____________________ Mike Bost David P. 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