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On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act, by a 240-179 vote. This attempt to repeal the federal estate tax was the first vote of its kind in a decade and the likelihood for Senate consideration is low. During the fiscal year 2016 Budget vote-a-rama… Read More
July 23, 2015
On Wednesday, AGC submitted three formal comment letters to the Business Income Tax Working Group, Savings & Investment Working Group, and theCommunity Development & Infrastructure Working Group in response to the Senate Finance Committee’s request for input from… Read More
July 23, 2015
Over 500 contractors, material suppliers, equipment distributors and manufacturers, and other construction industry businesses participated in the 2015 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Legislative Fly-In, held this week in Washington, D.C. The groups heard from House Transportation… Read More
July 23, 2015
As the House and Senate begin discussions on how to deal with the May 31 expiration of the current transportation authorization, two bipartisan bills are emerging that seek to end the cycle of short-term bailouts of the Highway Trust Fund and set a path for a multi-year surface transportation… Read More
July 23, 2015
VA Admits to Problems; Seeks AGC Partnership    This week, AGC met with Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, at his request, to discuss the agency’s construction program and our concerns for its future. Secretary McDonald admitted to the agency’s difficulties and… Read More
July 23, 2015
By a vote of 36-22, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation that would send the administration’s proposed rule redefining federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act back to the drawing board. With the proposed rule now moving into the final… Read More
July 23, 2015
June 8-9, 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colo.    The AGC Financial Issues Committee (FIC) Summer Meeting will be held June 8-9, 2015, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The link to the meeting’s registration page is here. Early-bird registration ends Monday,April… Read More
July 23, 2015
Limited Space Still Available!    The latest project forecasts, expert insight on upcoming regulatory hurdles, and ample networking opportunities with agency decision makers are critical to being competitive in the federal construction market. Join construction industry leaders and their… Read More
July 23, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) officially announced his 2016 presidential campaign on Tuesday in front of a raucous crowd of supporters in Louisville.  He also confirmed that he intends to seek re-election to the Senate.  However, while Sen. Paul’s presidential prospects top his priority list… Read More
July 23, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) joint rulemaking redefining which waters are jurisdictional under federal Clean Water Act standards has left the agency and moved to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of… Read More
July 23, 2015