A lot of no’s
A lot of No's Congress agreed to pass a 9-week spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Unfortunately, that is the only thing lawmakers could agree to last week. There will be no bipartisan infrastructure [...]
Things Are Looking Grim
Legislative Updates Congress has a week to pass a stop-gap funding bill to avert a shut down, suspend the debt ceiling so that the country can continue to meet its financial obligations, pass the [...]
Labor Day 2021: A celebration of the American workers essential to our communities
Celebrating Essential Workers Labor day is a day to celebrate the achievements of our work force. Your efforts as essential workers in healthcare, emergency services, government, transportation, energy, waste and water [...]
Mark Your Calendars!
We have a little over a month left until September 30, 2021—when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act expires. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Yesterday, the House voted 220-212 [...]
The Dual Track Strategy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House will come back August 23 in order to pass the $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which will include human infrastructure and address climate change. She also requested that [...]
Legislative Update: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passes in Senate
Today the Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a vote of 69 to 30. While this bill is smaller in scope than the original $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, it [...]