ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

This Week in Congress This week, the 117th Congress returned to Washington and on Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. On his first day…

President Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Last Thursday, January 14, 2021, President-Elect Biden announced his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Package to fund state and local governments, health initiatives, schools, child care,…

The Biden Administration’s Immediate Action on Immigration Reform President Biden immediately signed a memorandum instructing the Homeland Security Secretary to preserve and bolster the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program created under…

Biden Administration Immediately Rolls Back Environmental Provisions After being sworn in on Wednesday, President Biden announced that the U.S. will rejoin the 2015 Paris climate accords and revoke the permit for the…

President Trump’s 2nd Impeachment Trial Last Friday, Speaker Pelosi said that the House impeachment managers were preparing for the trial, but she declined to say when the article of impeachment would be…

Small Business Administration (SBA) Obsoletes Non Deductible PPP Loan Expenses On Monday, January 11, 2021, Charles Jeane (SBA Office of Advocacy) informed ASA that Revenue Ruling 2021-2 obsoletes IRS Notice 2020-32 and…

The Impact of the Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Process on Construction The Senate’s budget reconciliation process is arcane, but a powerful tool that could advance or inhibit President-elect Biden’s agenda on Capitol Hill…

50-50 Senate Senate leadership is beginning to discuss specifics of committee assignments and Senate chamber operations for this session.  In 2001, when the Senate was split 50-50, Republican Majority Leader Lott (R-MS) and…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary President-elect Biden selected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor Secretary, who was the former Business Manager of the Boston Building and Construction Trades.  Walsh has…