ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

Defense Production Act – COVID-19 Tests Deployed President Biden signed the Defense Production Act (DPA) to contract with six diagnostics manufacturers in the coming weeks to rapidly produce inexpensive and reliable coronavirus tests for home and clinic use. The goal is to provide 61 million point-of-care or at-home tests by the end of this summer.   The…

CBO’s $15.00 Minimum Wage Report As President Biden attempts to increase the minimum wage to $15.00, it may be stymied by a new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which stated that such an increase would boost jobless rolls by 1.4 million by 2025, even as 900,000 people get lifted out of poverty….

How Reconciliation Works The Small Business Legislative Council provided the following historical synopsis of the budget reconciliation process.  There has been much discussion and speculation regarding whether the Democrats will try to pass parts of President Biden’s proposed COVID relief bill using a process known as reconciliation.  As we watch all this play out, we…

Full Width Template Sen. Shelby (R- AL) announced that he would not seek another term.  Shelby is completing his 6th term.  “During my time in the Senate, I have been given great opportunity, having chaired four committees: Appropriations, Rules, Banking, and Intelligence. In these positions of leadership, I have strived to influence legislation that will have a…