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This Week in Congress This week, the House was not in session and the Senate held nomination votes.  Additionally, on Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine ethic rules governing the Supreme Court and the Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on legislation to lower drug prices. Return to the ASAToday page…

ASA Goes to DC – A Trifecta Event ASA’s Fly Ins are back.  Make sure your voice is heard! Join us on June 13-15, 2023 for Leadership Training, Congressional Visits, and Board Meeting, all in Washington DC.  Be a part of democracy in action as we meet our representatives to advocate for Subcontractors’ issues. Click…

The Upcoming White House Debt Ceiling Meeting Next week, President Biden plans to meet with Speaker McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, House Minority Leader Jeffries, and Senate Minority McConnell to discuss the debt ceiling.  On Monday, May 1, 2023, Treasury Secretary Yellen warned that Congress must come together to raise or suspend the $31.4 trillion…

ASA Drafts Procurement Legislative Package ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), are drafting a legislative package that would address change order reform, the bidding process, material price escalation, strengthening qualifications based selection, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study and report on statute of repose, protecting public-private partnership projects, and obtaining a sense…

ASA Supports Strengthening WIFIA Funding on Water Infrastructure Projects ASA supports Rep. Bost (R-IL)’s legislation (H.R. 1740) that would amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014 to establish payment and performance security requirements for projects.  This legislation would protect taxpayer funding, ensure project completion, support economic growth, and assist local small…

New Member Benefit from StructShare ASA is proud to announce an exciting new member benefit from Silver Sponsor, StructShare.  You can learn more at www.structshare.com/asa. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

ASA Supports Rural Broadband Expansion The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS), together with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), are the primary federal agencies responsible for financing and making broadband service available to rural communities by providing states, localities, and private entities…

First Quarter Outlook of 2023 The Commerce Department announced that the gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, rose at a 1.1 percent annual rate in the first quarter, which was down from a 2.6 percent rate in the last three months of 2022, but nonetheless represented a third straight quarter of growth after output contracted…

This Week in Congress House Republican leaders scheduled a vote this week on their bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending to force negotiations with President Biden and congressional Democrats.  Also, the House voted on a resolution that would use the Congressional Review Act to rescind the Biden administration’s suspension of tariffs…

ASA Launches New Chapter: ASA of Washington ASA is excited to announce that ASA has launched their newest chapter, ASA of Washington. The American Subcontractors Association promotes and protects the rights and interests of subcontractors and suppliers by building strength in the community through education, legislation, networking and professional growth, and now we’re doing it…