The American Cement Association, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association thank the Committee for introducing and passing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 by unanimous consent. We urge the U.S. Senate to pass WRDA swiftly to advance critical water infrastructure projects across the country. The construction materials produced by our combined membership are foundational to a range of different Corps projects, from locks and dams to flood control and storm risk reduction.

The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Request for Information Regarding Products and Categories of Products Used in Housing Programs Pursuant to the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA). We appreciate the opportunity to share the provisions included in BABAA related to the construction materials our members produce and to explain that these materials are exempt from the Buy America requirements in BABAA.

The American Cement Association, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association thank the Committee for introducing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. We urge swift passage of WRDA to advance critical water infrastructure projects across the country. The construction materials produced by our combined membership are foundational to a range of different Corps projects, from locks and dams to flood control and storm risk reduction.

The undersigned organizations, representing a broad cross-section of stakeholders, urge the House of Representatives to promptly consider and advance the BUILD America 250 Act. The legislation reflects the longstanding bipartisan recognition that a safe and reliable transportation system is essential to the nation’s economy and quality of life.

The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association collectively represent the construction materials industry that is essential to building, modernizing, and maintaining the nation's transportation infrastructure. Together, our members produce and supply the cement, concrete, asphalt, and aggregates that form the backbone of America's highways, bridges, airports and airfields, rail and transit systems, and freight networks.

The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, which collectively represent construction materials that are essential to building surface transportation projects across the country, endorse the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act. We encourage all members to vote yes and pass this critical legislation out of Committee.

On behalf of the Work Zone Safety Coalition, representing contractors, engineers and safety providers united by an urgent mission to protect roadway workers and the traveling public, we write to voice our strong support for the critical work zone safety policies included in the BUILD America 250 Act. For too long, work zones have been among the most dangerous places on America's roads. On average, a work zone crash occurs in America about every five minutes, according to the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse.

The undersigned organizations, representing millions of employers operating in every sector of the American economy, urge the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to support an expeditious review of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by the Supreme Court (Court). The CTA imposes an unprecedented reporting regime on tens of millions of businesses and other legal entities, raising exceptionally important constitutional, privacy, and federalism questions warranting definitive review by the Court.

The undersigned organizations are pleased to provide comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (the Corps) request for input on potential future changes to Nationwide Permits (NWPs) (docket number COE-2026-0001). We appreciate the Corps’ decision to follow the process many of our organizations previously requested regarding the proposal to reissue and modify NWPs. On January 8, 2026, the Corps reissued and modified 56 existing NWPs and created one new NWP.

On behalf of the Jobs and Careers Coalition, we applaud the expansion of the Pell Grant program in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts Act). Our coalition has strongly supported the concept of Workforce Pell since it was introduced in 2017, and we are deeply pleased to see Pell Grant eligibility now being made available to students in short-term career-oriented educational programs, thus putting these workforce programs on a more level playing field with other educational programs.