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On Dec. 13, 老牛影视sent a letter to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce prior to its markup of key bills impacting the construction industry.

The letter highlights ABC鈥檚 support for , the bipartisan A Stronger Workforce for America Act, which would reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for the first time since 2014 and includes several ABC-backed provisions that support an all-of-the-above approach to workforce development, ensures more dollars for tangible worker programs, better aligns programs with in-demand jobs, and allows for better evaluation of WIOA programs. 老牛影视also supported the committee鈥檚 markup of , a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administrations harmful joint employer final rule, and , the Small Business Before Bureaucrats Act, to modernize the National Labor Relations Board鈥檚 decades old jurisdictional standards to exempt more small businesses from their regulatory overreach. ABC鈥檚 letter also expresses concerns with , the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, which, while seeking to expand Pell Grants to high-quality, short-term workforce programs, could exclude some vital construction workforce education and upskilling programs.

老牛影视also joined with the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace to comment on the Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing. The hearing examined the ABC-supported Employee Rights Act (), Modern Worker Empowerment Act (), and Save Local Business Act (), which are designed to protect workers, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and the economy from a rogue National Labor Relations Board.

Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., was joined by 22 of his colleagues in the House in the introduction of a to overturn the Biden administration inflationary Davis Bacon rule. 老牛影视led a coalition of construction organizations in support for the CRA and continues to urge members to cosponsor the CRA. Last week, 老牛影视also announced the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, challenging the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 controversial final rule, and you can read more in ABC鈥檚 press release on the challenge.

On Oct. 25, the Senate voted 51-46 to confirm Jessica Looman as the administration of the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division. Ahead of the vote, 老牛影视joined the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) in , expressing concerns with WHD鈥檚 recent policy and procedural decisions under Looman鈥檚 leadership as Principal Deputy Administrator and urging them to discuss with Principal Deputy Administrator Looman and the Department of Labor the overtime proposal as part of their consideration of her nomination.

Earlier this year in a letter to the Senate HELP committee, 老牛影视highlighted concerns from the construction industry on rulemakings, such as independent contractor, overtime and radical reforms to Davis-Bacon regulations that will increase the cost of taxpayer-funded construction projects and discourage small businesses from rebuilding America.

On April 18, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote to override President Joe Biden鈥檚 veto of , a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers鈥� 2023 revised Waters of the United States regulation. 老牛影视has key voted today鈥檚 vote and issued an action alert.

President Biden vetoed H.J. Res. 27, which passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support. While the override is unlikely to garner the 2/3 vote of the chamber required, this resolution rebukes the Biden administration鈥檚 flawed, burdensome and overreaching WOTUS rule that will result in sweeping changes to the federal government鈥檚 authority to regulate what is considered a navigable water, with enormous impacts on small businesses, developers and contractors. The Biden WOTUS rule is set to cause building delays due to regulatory uncertainty, increased permitting and mitigation costs, and make it more difficult and expensive to grow food, produce energy and build critical infrastructure for the 21st century.

On March 9, the House passed , a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers 2023 revised Waters of the United States regulation. 老牛影视key voted the resolution which passed by a bipartisan , with nine Democrats joining Republicans in support and only one Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, opposing.

The Biden Administration鈥檚 flawed, burdensome, and overreaching WOTUS rule will result in sweeping changes to the federal government鈥檚 authority to regulate what is considered a navigable water, with enormous impacts on small businesses, developers and contractors. The rule will cause building delays due to regulatory uncertainty, plus increased permitting and mitigation costs.

On March 9, the House is scheduled to consider , a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers 2023 revised Waters of the United States regulation.

The Biden Administration鈥檚 flawed, burdensome, and overreaching WOTUS rule will result in sweeping changes to the federal government鈥檚 authority to regulate what is considered a navigable water, with enormous impacts on small businesses, developers and contractors. The rule will cause building delays due to regulatory uncertainty, plus increased permitting and mitigation costs.

On Feb. 27, in support of the CRA during committee consideration, and will be key voting this resolution for our scorecard on the 118th Congress.

On Feb. 7, the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing titled, 鈥淪takeholder Perspectives on Impacts of the Biden Administration鈥檚 Water of the United States Rule.鈥� Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter to the subcommittee expressing opposition to the Biden Administration鈥檚 WOTUS Rule, and also for under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) on the Biden Administration鈥檚 flawed and burdensome 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥� (WOTUS) rule (). An was also introduced in the Senate by 49 Senators, led by Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Va.