ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

Health Spending Slows The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stated that it overestimated projections for federal health care spending between 2010 and 2020 and costs will likely remain lower than expected for at…

Balanced Budget? House Republicans appear to be lowering expectations that they can adopt a balanced-budget blueprint this year, while still keeping their commitment to cap next year’s spending at the FY22 levels.…

President Biden Vetoes Anti-ESG Bill President Biden issued the first veto of his presidency, rejecting legislation that would thwart a rule allowing retirement portfolio managers to weigh climate and other environmental, social…

Thank You for Joining Us at SUBExcel! Last week, ASA welcomed 230 delegates to Fort Worth, Texas for the annual SUBExcel conference. The Hilton Fort Worth was the perfect venue for our…

This Week in Congress This week, the Senate held nomination votes and the chamber was minus three members with Sen. McConnell (R-KY) recovering from a concussion, Sen. Fetterman (D-PA) receiving inpatient treatment…

FDIC Protections On Monday, federal banking regulators said they would protect all Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) depositors, including those above the $250,000 deposit insurance limit provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.…

ASA Responds to President Biden’s Proposed Small Business Tax Increases Last Thursday, President Biden presented his proposed FY24 Budget, which included tax increases that will directly impact the pass-through business community.  To…

ASA Offers Input to the Office of Management and Budget on Buy America Act On March 13, 2023, ASA, along with the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), submitted comments to the Office of…

The Fair and Open Competition Act On February 27, 2023, Sen. Young (R-IN) and Rep. Comer (R-KY) reintroduced the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), which encourages construction companies to compete for…