Infrastructure Is a Congressional Favorite In 2021
bySeveral Important Industry Bills Are Moving Through Congress, But How Far? Congress has taken the infrastructure issue and embraced it with a zeal not…
Inside Washington
Senate Passes NUCA-Championed Clean Water Bill
byA Significant Victory for NUCA’s Utility Contractors And Their Communities On April 29, the U.S. Senate delivered a long-sought National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA)…
Inside Washington: Looking Ahead to 2021
byFollowing a particularly contentious election year, President Joe Biden took office Jan. 20 in the midst of a global pandemic and a tragic attack…
Infrastructure Investment the Talk of Capitol Hill, Further COVID-19 Stimulus Expected
byCOVID-19 has consumed nearly every discussion this quarter in Washington, D.C. As a response to the pandemic, Congress has turned to infrastructure investment to…
NUCA Supports Our Nation’s COVID-19 Recovery Efforts, But More Is Needed
bySince March, Coronavirus responses have occupied official Washington’s attention almost full time, and NUCA’s legislative focus has been no exception. Since the start of…
NUCA Supports Democrats’ Many Provisions in New Infrastructure Package
byIn late January, Democratic leaders of the U.S. House Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means released a blueprint…
A Renewed Clean Water Council Pushes Support for Water Infrastructure Legislation
byFor decades, NUCA has served as chair of the Clean Water Council (CWC), a diverse coalition of construction contractors, manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and…
Following the Money May Lead to New Infrastructure Legislation
bySince our last examination of infrastructure legislation in Congress (Inside Washington, March/April 2019), the road to a successful resolution on Capitol Hill has been…
WOTUS Review and Revision Underway
byThe “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule has created significant headaches for landowners, developers and contractors. WOTUS defines what waters are subject to…
Congress Gears Up for Infrastructure
byAfter putting an end to the longest government shutdown in modern history, lawmakers are finally starting to turn their attention to infrastructure. While talks…