Here is a copy of the letter I wrote this morning to the House Committee on Ways and Means in support of The Bicycle Commuter Act. If you'd like to support the Act, feel free to use my letter to create your own. For your reference, I've also included additional resources about the Act below.

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Honored Members of Congress,

H.R. 807 and S. 2636 are Bills that can make an immediate and positive impact on Americans and the U.S. economy.

Bicycles are an existing mode of transportation that consume no fossil fuels, generate no pollution and provide proven health benefits to their users. By enacting the Bicycle Commuter Act (H.R. 807 and S. 2636), commuters that use bicycles to get to work will receive tax credits to defray the costs of commuting by bike.

Voting the Bicycle Commuter Act into law will spur more commuters to bicycle to/from work, saving commuters on energy costs, reducing dependence on foreign oil, reducing obesity, improving cardiovascular and mental health, reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality and improving productivity in the workplace.

Given the Act's financial impact on federal revenue has been estimated by the Joint Committee on Taxation to be under $78M over 5 years, the benefits produced by voting into law H.R. 807 and S. 2636 will far outweigh the costs.

I encourage all Members of Congress to vote for this pro American legislation.

Respectfully,

Lawrence Lagarde III
Bridge City, Louisiana

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Here are resources with more info about The Bicycle Commuter Act:
- League of American Bicyclists Fact Sheet
- My explanation of the Act
- The Bicycle Commuter Act Bill itself

Larry

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