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.

The undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for preserving the longstanding, state-administered, federally supported, formula-based federal transportation program that has efficiently delivered safety and mobility projects and programs. Currently, state departments of transportation (state DOTs) direct about 85 percent of federal highway formula dollars, with local governments directing 15 percent of the formula dollars.

The undersigned organizations, representing millions of Main Street businesses in every industry and community across the country, write to thank you for the Working Families Tax Cut Act. This legislation demonstrates that Congress stands with the businesses that form the backbone of our nation's economy. Absent action, employers and workers would have faced the single largest tax increase in the nation's history.

The American Cement Association, National Asphalt Pavement Association, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association are writing to share the perspective of the industries producing the construction materials used to build surface transportation projects. We would like to provide our perspectives on the market-driven innovations occurring in the construction materials space and how these innovations can be advanced through surface transportation reauthorization.

On behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and our partner associations, which represent the aggregates industry in their respective states, we urge the Senate to act quickly and in a bipartisan manner to pass comprehensive permitting reform. It is time to modernize our nation’s permitting systems so our communities can build the infrastructure needed to grow our economy, create good-paying jobs and meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we urge you to prioritize and pass bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform legislation as early this year as possible. Communities across America are counting on Congress to deliver a modernized, efficient, predictable, and transparent permitting process—one that provides the project certainty needed to secure investment today, unlock economic growth, and foster innovation that creates opportunity and a stronger future for families and neighborhoods.