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On May 22, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, 鈥�.鈥� Prior to the hearing, 老牛影视sent a letter detailing concerns with the Biden administration鈥檚 rulemakings that disregard small businesses, diminish their ability to compete and undermine their integral role in building America鈥檚 infrastructure. The letter specifically highlighted the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 final rules on and , as well as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council鈥檚 final rule on the .

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On Feb. 15, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure held a hearing titled 鈥淟eveling the Playing Field: Challenges Facing Small Business Contracting.鈥� 老牛影视sent a letter detailing the significant hurdles small businesses face while competing for federal construction projects, specifically through the Biden administration鈥檚 implementation of government mandated project labor agreements and a new . Cited in the letter was ABC鈥檚 Construction Backlog Indicator that declined to 8.4 months in January, according to an 老牛影视member survey conducted from Jan. 22 to Feb. In addition, the National Federation of Independent Business鈥� recent study showed that owners who expect higher real sales volumes fell 12% last month and a larger share of small business owners reported lower earnings over the last three months.

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On Dec. 13, 老牛影视submitted comments to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as they conduct oversight on the U.S. Department of Transportation鈥檚 implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

ABC鈥檚 letter to the Highways and Transit Subcommittee criticized the modal administrators for their deviations from the bipartisan agreement reached during the IIJA's negotiation, and efforts to incorporate partisan language rejected by the House and Senate that would hinder the success of the IIJA. 老牛影视has previously expressed concerns about these administrative actions, including the DOT鈥檚 efforts to impose unlawful and overly burdensome policies and restrictive labor requirements on key federal infrastructure funds and projects.