ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

Save With the ASA UPS Savings Program! How much does your business spend on shipping every year? Shipping is one of those expenses that add up over time, and we want to…

Border Wall Funding Returned The Biden administration announced plans to return more than $2 billion in military construction funds that had been diverted to construction of a southern border wall.  The plan…

This Week in Congress Senators returned from recess this week with nomination votes and a vote on legislation to increase U.S. competition with China. In the House, members of Congress will meet…

ASA’s Shelia Ohrenberg Testifies at House Small Business Committee’s Infrastructure Hearing On Thursday, June 10, 2021, Shelia Ohrenberg, a long-standing ASA member, President of the Sorella Group based in Kansas City, KS,…

ASA Supports Reps. Lynch (D-MA) and Balderson (R-OH) Amendment to H.R. 3684 On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee considered H.R. 3684, the INVEST In America Act, and…

ASA Calls Upon Senate Majority Leader Schumer for a Vote on Surface Transportation Legislation ASA, along with 50 trade associations including the U.S. Chamber, sent a letter to Senate Majority Schumer urging…

EEOC Issues COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Employers The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued new COVID-19 vaccine guidance for employers. The new guidance addresses topics the EEOC either left unclear…

Senate Infrastructure Talks Continue… President Biden and Sen. Capito (R-WV) met again on Tuesday to discuss infrastructure.  President Biden previously rejected Senate Republicans’ $928 billion infrastructure offer, which had $257 billion of…

House Earmarks to Be Included in the Surface Transportation Bill The House Democrats attached 1,473 earmark requests to surface transportation reauthorization legislation.  The earmarks will be included in the $547 billion highway…