FEDCON Attendees Storm Capitol Hill

AGC Federal & Heavy Construction Division members launched an all out offensive on the legislative front during last week’s Federal Contractors Conference in Washington, DC. As part of a series of organized Capitol Hill visits, AGC members provided their federal elected officials information on a range of issues, including small business contracting reform, the prevention of government-mandated Project Labor Agreements, a civilian BRAC for federal office buildings, legislation supporting the dedicated use of harbor maintenance tax revenues for harbor maintenance, legislation to stop the NLRB’s attempt at backdoor card check and passage of a transportation reauthorization bill, among others. There was immediate success from the visits.  During the day of hill visits the House passed a provision that will increase water infrastructure spending coming from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. In total, AGC coordinated more than 80 meetings with U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators from both sides of the aisle to discuss these important issues. According to the Congressional Management Foundation, in-person constituent meetings with elected officials are considered the most persuasive tactic of communicating with Congress. AGC will continue to facilitate these essential meetings for its members to further the construction industry’s federal legislative agenda. For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at (703) 837-5325 or christiansonj@agc.org.