On March 7, Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., wrote letters to the White House in opposition to President Biden’s requiring federal construction contracts of $35 million or more to be subjected to .

These letters are critical in assisting ABC’s efforts to push back against the Biden administration’s efforts to impose restrictive project labor requirements on taxpayer-funded federal construction projects throughout the country.

received signatures from of his Republican colleagues. The Senate letter was picked up by and . Rep. Budd’s letter received support from of his Republican colleagues and was picked up in the and other publications.

In a statement, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓnoted that President Biden’s executive order will exacerbate the construction industry’s skilled workforce shortage of 650,000 workers and needlessly increase construction costs and reduce opportunities for local contractors and skilled tradespeople. Government-mandated PLAs increase the cost of construction by , reduce competition from and .

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓalso joined with 18 other construction and business organizations in a opposing the executive order and supporting /, Fair and Open Competition Act, which Rep. Budd and Sen. Young introduced in Congress.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓwill continue to update members on political advocacy efforts regarding President Biden’s PLA executive order and FOCA in Newsline.