ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

President Biden’s Rural Infrastructure Playbook On Monday, April 11, 2022, President Biden announced his “rural playbook,” which highlights the infrastructure funding he signed into law on November 15, 2021.  This funding will clean up abandoned oil wells, upgrade drinking water systems, and prevent wildfires.  There are over 100 federal programs supported by the law. The…

This Week in Congress              This week, Congress attempted to consider a Covid-19 relief package that would provide support to restaurants and small businesses; however, the package was stymied by the Senate Republicans, who wanted a vote on the Biden Administration’s repeal of “Title 42,” a pandemic-related restriction on border crossings, a move likely to create…

ASA Calls Upon Congressional Leadership for State and Local Infrastructure Funding Flexibility This week, ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), called upon congressional leadership for the inclusion of S. 3011/H.R. 5735, a measure to provide greater flexibility to American Rescue Plan (ARP) state and local resources, in the pending pandemic aid package.  The…