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ASA Supports NAWIC’s WIC Week The National Association of Women in Construction is having its 25th annual “Women in Construction Week” March 5 – 11, overlapping ASA’s SUBExcel.  WIC Week celebrates and promotes the role of women in the construction industry and consists of virtual events and NAWIC chapter events throughout the country. ASA is proud…

Proposed FY24 Budget Cuts Senate Democrats said that the Republican budget-cutting plans would trigger “drastic” cuts to critical programs. Speaker McCarthy promised to write the FY24 appropriations bills at the FY22 level to win over holdouts among his party’s right flank during his bid for speaker.  Democrats calculate that discretionary spending would need to be…

ASA Welcomes New Silver Sponsor, Hotel Engine ASA is proud to announce that Hotel Engine has become our latest Silver Sponsor!  We welcome them to the ASA family and encourage all members to check out everything they have to offer. Hotel Engine is a Denver-based travel tech company on a mission to radically simplify trip…

Ten Year Budget Forecast A CBO report providing a 10-year budget forecast, predicted the deficit will reach $1.4 trillion this year. The report also predicted the federal government will reach the debt ceiling between July and September. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

SUBExcel 2023 Starts in 6 Days! In less than one week, ASA members and supporters will gather in Fort Worth, Texas to learn, network, and celebrate subcontractors of all types.  If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time!  If you live in Texas, we encourage you to come by and visit the conference. You are…

Debt Ceiling Update Treasury Secretary Yellen last month began deploying “extraordinary measures,” such as suspending investments in certain federal trust funds, to keep from exceeding the $31.4 trillion statutory borrowing cap. Yellen estimated at the time that those accounting tools may not last beyond early June. The agency’s current crop of extraordinary measures is set…

Supreme Court on Student Loan Forgiveness On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases challenging the Biden administration’s student loan relief program; one from a group of Republican-led states and another from borrowers who challenged their ineligibility for forgiveness.  Congressional Republicans want the court to restrict the regulatory power of the Biden administration…

Earmarks Update House Earmarks:  House Republican appropriators could potentially bar congressionally directed spending/earmarks from the FY24 Labor-HHS-Education and the Financial Services appropriation bills. House Republican appropriators are expected to release their earmark guidance soon and Hill sources stated that eliminating the earmarks from the LHHS bill is due to concern over projects funded in the…

SLDF Fundraiser at SUBExcel at the Texas Whiskey Ranch! Join us on March 11th, 2023 during SUBExcel for the SLDF Fundraiser to be held at the beautiful Texas Whiskey Ranch.  During the event, come experience the largest whiskey distillery west of the Mississippi and enjoy an immersive tour on the art and science of whiskey…

ASA Releases “Best of 2022” Issue of The Contractor’s Compass ASA Members and TCC subscribers can now access a copy of a bonus issue of The Contractor’s Compass. This issue was created to highlight the most popular articles of 2022 and is being used as part of a subscriber campaign to increase readership. You can…