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THE VOICE OF THE MERIT SHOP

ABC is the voice of the merit shop on Capitol Hill! Sending letters to Congress allows ABC to publicly advocate for the views and interests of our more than 23,000 members. By corresponding with U.S. House of Representatives and Senate members, ABC promotes fair and open competition in the construction industry and fights to protect merit shop contractors around the country.

U.S. House of Representatives Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing Evaluates America’s Highway System

On Jan. 22, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing “America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight.” Witnesses for the hearing included Jim Tymon, the Executive Director of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Janet Kavinoky, Vice President of External Affairs and Corporate Communications at Vulcan Materials Company;  Dennis Dellinger, President and CEO of Cargo Transporters, Inc. and Chairman of the American Trucking Associations; and Matthew Colvin, Chief of Staff for the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. The hearing focused on issues impacting the supply chain, including infrastructure construction, workforce development and freight.

ABC sent a letter to the Subcommittee ahead of the hearing urging it to consider fair and open competition, all-of -the-above workforce development, and Davis-Bacon repeal/reform within the Surface Transportation Act reauthorization.