Washington, D.C.—For President Joe Biden, the lesson from his party’s disappointing showing in off-year elections will be to work harder to get Congress to approve his legislative agenda. “I do… Read More
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The infrastructure bill, whose fate in Congress is still uncertain, “is everything to us,” said a vice president of LaFargeHolcim speaking at the recent Waterways Symposium held in St. Louis. Read More
Amid Washington deadlocks, some positive news broke November 4 as Michael Connor was confirmed as assistant secretary of the Army (civil works) by the U.S. Senate by a vote of… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden and top House Democrats pushed for a floor vote on a trillion-dollar traditional infrastructure bill that includes $17 billion for ports and waterways after Biden announced… Read More
Many of you saw the remarks October 13 by President Biden regarding the efforts to address the stress confronting the global supply chain. The president was joined by leaders from… Read More
Washington, D.C.—As part of its months-long effort to address supply chain bottlenecks, the White House announced the Port of Los Angeles will move toward 24/7 operations, joining the Port of… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a short-term agreement has been reached on the debt limit through early December. “It’s our hope that we can get this done… Read More
Washington, D.C.—With only hours to spare, the Senate passed a stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown and keep federal agencies up and running through December 3. Approved by a… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Congressional Democratic leaders pivoted from corralling their own members into supporting two infrastructure packages worth trillions of dollars to playing a game of political chicken with Republicans over keeping the government… Read More
Washington, D.C.—On one lengthy legislative day, the Senate easily approved a historic trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes billions for ports and waterways and then narrowly passed, with support only… Read More
