ASAToday for March 13th, 2025

White House Taskforce on Pipeline Cyber Attack The investigation into a major cyber-attack on the largest U.S. pipeline continued this week as the White House created an inter-agency task force to tackle…

American Rescue Plan The Biden administration will begin distributing the $350 billion, provided by the American Rescue Plan, to states and local governments this month. The Treasury Department said that states that…

Debt Limit Deadline The White House might be forced to deal with the debt limit before the August recess.  Treasury Secretary Yellen said that the federal government could run out of borrowing…

Sens. Marshall, Burr, and Scott’s Opposition Letter to OSHA’s ETS for COVID-19 On May 3, 2021, Sens. Marshall (R-KS), Burr (R-NC), and Scott (R-SC) sent an opposition letter to U.S. Department of…

U.S. House Requests $14.9 Billion in Earmarks Members of the U.S. House have requested $14.9 billion in spending on earmarked projects for a transportation bill that will be the vehicle for President…

This Week in Congress The House and Senate were not in session this week, but the fate of President Biden’s $4 trillion economic vision for the U.S. now rests with members of…

ASA Supports Continued Investment in Surface Transportation Funding ASA joined the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) in applauding the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure’s work last year on the $1.5 trillion Moving…

ASA Supports Exemption Legislation for Increasing Bond Thresholds ASA, along with the Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) and the National Association of Bond Producers (NASBP), commend Chairwoman Velazquez (D-NY) and…