Construction Leaders Promote Construction Industry on Capitol Hill

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Carolinas Associated General Contractors

Oct 07, 2015, 08:43 ET

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carolinas AGC (CAGC) leaders descended on Washington, D.C., last week for an annual AGC National & Chapter Leadership Conference that included visits with key members of the Congressional delegations in the Carolinas about construction issues such as expanding transportation funding and cutting bureaucratic red tape for business.

The CAGC representatives at the Sept. 27-29, 2015 meeting were among several hundred attendees representing the 93 AGC chapters around the nation, focusing on key issues including:

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(L to R) James Braswell, Langston Construction Co. of Piedmont LLC; Dave Simpson, CAGC President & CEO; U.S. Senator Richard Burr; Edison Cassels, Edison Foard; Marty McKee, King Asphalt, Inc.
(L to R) James Braswell, Langston Construction Co. of Piedmont LLC; Dave Simpson, CAGC President & CEO; U.S. Senator Richard Burr; Edison Cassels, Edison Foard; Marty McKee, King Asphalt, Inc.

  • Passage of a multi-year transportation bill for a reliable tool to secure funding for federal highway and transit programs.
  • Opposition to a federal rule that expands Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jurisdiction over navigable waters without further clarification, a move that would massively increase the number of construction sites required to obtain a federal Clean Water Act permit and, in turn, increase unwarranted delays and construction costs. The new rule was finalized in May 2015.
  • Promotion of a sound approach to the immigration issue.
  • Ensuring that reforms to tax and spending policy promote long-term economic growth.

"We hit a home run on Capitol Hill by encouraging members of Congress and their staff to take common-sense approaches to major construction issues involving transportation, immigration, long-term economic development and navigable waters," said James Braswell, Chair of the CAGC Board of Directors. He was joined in meetings with the AGC chapters and AGC of America staff, and on Capitol Hill by Edison Cassels, CAGC Board Chair-Elect; CAGC Treasurer Marty McKee; CAGC Vice Chair Paul Mashburn and CAGC President & CEO Dave Simpson.

The CAGC delegation visited with U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), Chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence; Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), former House Speaker in the NC General Assembly; Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) and staff representatives of other members of the Congressional delegations in North and South Carolina.

Carolinas AGC is the construction industry association in the Carolinas, bringing value to our thousands of members through networking, government relations, job leads, meeting with owners/designers, education and training involving such issues as safety and open shop, and community development. Visit us at www.cagc.org, connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

For more information contact CAGC President & CEO Dave Simpson, 919/608-0683

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SOURCE Carolinas Associated General Contractors

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