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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure to Invest in Construction Education & Training Programs Makes it Hard for Firms to Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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FHWA Proposes Highway Performance Measurements - Suggests Addressing Global Warming
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking this week detailing performance measurements for congestion, freight, and on-road mobile source emissions for the National Highway System which it was required to do in the 2013 “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st… Read More
June 28, 2016
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Championed Language Included in Senate Transportation Funding Bill
The Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal year 2017 budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT), which included a key provision AGC requested that would set certain conditions on a US DOT pilot program that enables the state or local grant… Read More
June 28, 2016
Pipeline Safety Bill Clears Committee
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and advance the cause of pipeline safety. H.R. 4937, the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016,… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC-Backed Suit to Block Fed's New Silica Rule to Be Heard in DC Circuit Court
Court officials announced late last week that an AGC of America-backed lawsuit to block the Obama Administration’s misguided new silica rule will be heard in the D.C. Circuit Court.  AGC, via the Louisiana AGC, filed suit in the 5th Circuit earlier this month to block the measure, arguing that… Read More
June 28, 2016
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Calls on Congress to Block Labor Department Overtime Rule
This week AGC joined with hundreds of national and regional employer groups in support of the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act.  This legislation would require the Department of Labor to perform a detailed impact analysis prior to implementing their proposed changes to… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Supports Immigration Bill to Create Pilot Program for Temporary Less Skilled Worker Visas
This week Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced legislation, Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act, which would create a pilot guest worker program designed to address the gap that currently exists between temporary visa programs for seasonal workers and the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled… Read More
June 28, 2016
Tax Reform Remains Theoretical During House Hearing
On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy held its second hearing on reform America’s tax code. At the hearing, Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Roger Williams (R-Texas) presented legislative proposals to reform the income-tax system so that it is fairer and simpler for… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC-Supported FAA Bill Close to Passage
The Senate is moving towards a final bill reauthorizing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. AGC supports the bill and sent a letter to the Senate highlighting the bill’s increased funding levels for the Airport Infrastructure Program (AIP), provisions related to drones and the creation… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Urges Passage of Healthcare HRA Legislation
This week AGC joined over 60 national and multi-state organizations in requesting the House Ways & Means Committee to consider the Small Business Healthcare Relief Act.  The bill would allow small businesses with fewer than 50 employees to offer Health Reimbursements Arrangements (HRAs) to… Read More
June 28, 2016
President, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Call on Congress to Move Tax Reform
President Obama pushed for tax reform today, urging Congress to close corporate loopholes that allow firms to legally avoid paying taxes.  The president’s plan, however, would not lower the individual tax rate, which a majority of AGC members use to file their taxes as pass-through entities.… Read More
June 28, 2016

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