ASAToday for March 6th, 2025

            Last Wednesday, House Republicans released their budget resolution. The measure proposes raising the debt ceiling by $4 trillion, authorizing committees to increase the deficit by $4.5 trillion over ten years to…

Government Funding Saga Continues! Government funding expires in 25 days.  The parties continue negotiations to agree on a top-line spending number, but Republicans might have to pass another continuing resolution (CR) to…

Federal Employee Terminations The Trump administration has intensified the termination of federal employees. The Office of Personnel Management directed the dismissal of trial and probationary employees last week. These employees, who are…

Sen. Paul, Rep. Wilson Reintroduce National Right-to-Work Legislation On February 12th, Sen. Paul (R-KY) and Rep. Wilson (R-SC) reintroduced the National Right to Work Act. This bill would prevent mandatory union dues…

This Week in Congress This week, the House voted on the Midnight Rules Relief Act (H.R. 77), which would allow multiple regulations from the final year of a president’s term to be…

Update on Budget Reconciliation The initial step in the budget reconciliation process requires both chambers of Congress to pass a budget resolution. Speaker Johnson (R-LA) initially intended for the House Budget Committee…

ASA Supports Immigration Reform Including Expansion of the H2B Program and More… Three-fourths of the construction industry consists of subcontractors, and ASA members will need 723,00 workers annually to meet demand.  Factors…