ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

President Biden Signs FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Bill On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the $1.5 trillion FY22 Omnibus Appropriations Package.  Included in the package were earmarks (congressionally directed spending) in which retiring Sen. Shelby (R-AL), the top Republican appropriator, secured more than $548 million in home-state projects.  He was followed by fellow appropriators…

Infrastructure Projects Fully Funded The recent passage of the FY22 Omnibus Package allows for the full funding of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which is something we’ve advocated for since the IIJA’s passage on November 15, 2021.  The Transportation Department would receive $102.9 billion in budgetary resources, which includes regular appropriations and money…

43 Senators Oppose President Biden’s PLA Mandate Forty-three Republican senators are condemning President Biden’s February 4th  Executive Order guaranteeing collective bargaining agreements for individual public infrastructure projects, claiming it hinders competitive bidding and wastes taxpayer dollars.  Per their letter dated March 8th, “mandating PLAs will prevent qualified contractors from fairly competing for contracts. These mandates…