TAKE ACTION: Ask Your Members of Congress to Join the Mississippi River Valley and Tributaries Caucus

Members of the House and Senate recently formed a caucus in their respective bodies dedicated to addressing issues of importance to the Mississippi River Valley and Tributaries region. Among those issues, the caucus will seek to raise awareness of water resources issues, including the enactment of a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill. Go to AGC’s Legislative Action Center to urge your members of Congress to join the caucus and support water resources and infrastructure projects. With over 250 of the 535 members of the 113th Congress elected in either 2010 or 2012, many Representatives and Senators were not in office for the previous passage of a WRDA bill in 2007. This caucus and AGC will work together to educate these new members about the important role the construction industry plays in the Mississippi River Valley and tributaries area. AGC thanked those Senators—Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Tom Harkin (D- Iowa)—and Representatives—Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Cedric Richmond (D-La.)—for their leadership in forming the caucus. Again, please go to www.agc.org/lac  to urge your Members of Congress to join the caucus and support water resources and infrastructure projects. For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at (703) 837-5325 or christiansonj@agc.org.