Archive for March 2022

Infrastructure Bill Update Senate Republicans asked Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to rescind or “substantially revise” the Federal Highway Administration’s guidance on the new bipartisan infrastructure law, which they claim favors road repair over new construction in defiance of congressional intent. Senator Capito (R-WV), the ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee, wrote a letter…

Is Immigration Reform Dwindling Away in 2022? As we begin the second session of the 117th Congress in anticipation of the midterm elections, the chances of passing immigration reform legislation continue to dwindle leaving members of Congress eyeing another strategy including regulatory and executive actions.   To that end, many members of Congress are calling upon…

FY22 Budget Update! This week, the House and Senate Appropriators continued their negotiations to complete their work on the FY22 Budget.  Sen. Leahy (D-VT), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, stated “it will provide the biggest increase in nondefense programs in four years. Under this framework, we can direct new resources to improve health care…

President Biden’s State of the Union On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, President Biden delivered his first State of the Union (SOTU) address before a joint session of Congress; the president’s address before a joint session of Congress in 2021 was not a formal State of the Union. During it, the President addressed his “Build Back…

Capitol Masking Policy On Monday, congressional leadership retired their workplace masking policies, making masks optional throughout the Capitol complex. The decision comes on the heels of CDC’s overhaul late last week of its Covid-19 guidelines. Per attending physician Monahan, “positive results at the Capitol’s testing center are down to 2.7 percent, lower than the surrounding…

ASA DC Metro Supports: No “Pay if Paid” In VA for One Year Congratulations to Ike Casey and ASA DC Metro Chapter for their advocacy efforts in support of legislation to make “pay if paid” clauses in your subcontracts on Virginia construction not enforceable if it passes the full House of Delegates.  To date, the…