ABC Celebrates the One Big Beautiful Bill Becoming Law
Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, delivering historic tax relief to the U.S. construction industry and Main Street businesses nationwide. “On this July 4, ABC celebrates Congress and the White House working together to bring this pro-growth…
Trump Administration Fails To Rescind Biden’s Anti-Merit Labor Mandate
Associated Builders and Contractors today responded to the announcement from the Office of Management and Budget that President Donald Trump’s administration will continue to enforce former President Joe Biden’s anti-competitive policy mandating project labor agreements on federal construction projects of $35 million or more. “This decision cannot be reconciled with the president’s philosophies of merit, fairness and nondiscrimination because…
Tariffs and the Transformation of Construction Financing and Delivery
Rising Tariffs Reshape Project Economics and Delivery Strategies Surging material costs, driven in part by ongoing U.S. trade policies and global economic dynamics, are forcing a fundamental reassessment of how construction projects are financed, structured, and delivered. These changes are especially evident in industrial and manufacturing sectors, where material-intensive builds are disproportionately affected by volatility…
Trump Rescinds Certain Failed Biden Policies on PLAs, Apprenticeships
Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding President Donald Trump’s recent executive order rescinding harmful Biden administration executive actions that needlessly increased costs, restricted competition, exacerbated construction’s labor shortage and delayed taxpayer-funded construction of critical infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy projects. “President Trump’s elimination of President Joe Biden’s failed policies is a win for…
Politics and Construction
Understanding the opportunities and risks of political engagement With the next election cycle approaching, the political landscape is heating up. From the race for the White House to Congress and state and local offices, major policy decisions will be shaped by those elected to lead. As a construction executive, you’re likely considering what, if any,…
ABC Endorses Trump for President
During a recent campaign rally at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, former President Donald Trump thanked Associated Builders and Contractors and its members for their recent endorsement and applauded the association’s commitment to fair and open competition. “We are joined tonight by Michael Bellaman, president of Associated Builders and Contractors, which represents over 23,000…
CAGC Leaders Converge on Capitol Hill
Carolinas AGC Leaders last week met with Congressional delegation representatives from North and South Carolina to discuss issues important to the construction industry, ranging from help with the workforce shortage to opposing impractical proposed heat standards. The Capitol Hill visits were part of AGC of America’s annual National Chapter Leadership Conference that drew about 250…
Latest Biden-Harris Executive Order Panders to Unions, Harming 90% of Construction Workforce
Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement in response to reports that President Joe Biden will today sign an executive order that favors unions and is likely to undermine competition to build taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects. “This gift to unions is discouraging for the overwhelming majority of the U.S. construction industry workforce—nearly 90%—that works for nonunion employers,”…
ABC: USDA Abandoning Illegal Blacklisting Provisions Is a Win for the Rule of Law and Federal Contractor Members
In response to Associated Builders and Contractors’ and federal contractor opposition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture scrapped controversial blacklisting provisions targeting federal contractors in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register today specific to the USDA’s procurement policies. “The USDA’s decision to drop unnecessary and duplicative blacklisting provisions harming federal contractors is a victory for the rule…
ABC Endorses Donald Trump for President
Associated Builders and Contractors today announced its endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump for president. “After almost four years of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ anti-competitive, inflationary and divisive policies undermining taxpayer investments in America’s infrastructure, ABC is looking forward to working with a president who is willing to welcome all…
