The Senate could vote on a new $2 TRILLON+ COVID-19 relief package shortly. Negotiations are extremely fluid. On March 20, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø of America shared it’s priorities and policy proposals in a letter to all members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and received confirmation from key legislators and officials that many of our priorities are part of the fast-paced negotiations. Our priorities include but are not limited to:
- Protecting our members’ cash flows and access to capital;
- Infusions of funding into direct federal and federal-aid construction accounts;
- Enacting multi-year reauthorizations of federal and federal-aid construction programs; and
- Maintaining the viability of multiemployer pension and health plans on which millions of participants, retirees and contributing employers depend.
Please join us in telling Congress to take immediate action. Click and simply submit the pre-written message as is to your members of Congress or customize it with personal information on how this issue impacts you and your employer. You can view the real-time activity on this action alert . For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson, Vice President, Government Relations at jimmy.christianson@agc.org.