Tell Congress to Approve WRDA
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2013 (S. 601) would authorize millions of dollars to projects that would help improve our nation’s crumbling water infrastructure network.
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), WRDA would invest $12.2 billion in the nation’s water and... Read More >>
Take Action to Restore Tax Certainty
The debate on comprehensive tax reform is heating up and equipment distributors must ensure that their lawmakers understand how their actions will impact real businesses and jobs in their districts.
AED members overwhelmingly believe that tax uncertainty... Read More >>
Find New Revenue Streams to Maintain Highway Trust Fund
The current highway law, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), authorizes $40.438 billion in FY 2013 and $40.995 billion in FY 2014 for surface transportation projects. It provides the construction industry with a clearer sense of what resources will be available for future... Read More >>
Make Water Infrastructure Investment a Top Priority
The plight of the nation's water infrastructure network grows worse every day. Years of underfunding have taken their toll on one of America’s greatest resources: clean water.
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's drinking water and wastewater infrastructure... Read More >>
New Report: Highway Trust Fund Will Incur $365 Billion Deficit by 2035
A new report by AED finds that as automobile fuel economy increases,
the federal highway program’s fiscal position will become ever more precarious.
A team from William and Mary’s
Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy (TJPPP) forecasts that over the next
23 years, as Corporate Average... Read More >>
Tell Congress to Save LIFO
LIFO (“last in, first out”) is an inventory accounting method that has been used by companies in a range of inventory-intensive industries since the 1930’s to manage inflation’s impact. LIFO takes into account the greater costs of replacing inventory, providing a more accurate measure... Read More >>
Approve Keystone XL Now!
AED is leading the call inside the Beltway urging approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project.
In addition to pressing the State Department to move forward with the pipeline, AED and the construction industry have been urging Congress to pass the Northern Route Approval... Read More >>
Support Fracking to Ensure Energy Independence
The United States is on the verge of one of the greatest energy booms in history. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has given the nation’s energy industry a much-needed adrenaline shot, creating thousands of jobs and putting the country on the path to energy independence.
Fracking has boosted... Read More >>
Support Permanent Estate Tax Repeal
Recent changes to the estate tax as a result of the fiscal cliff negotiations have reduced the tax uncertainty facing families and small businesses. Unfortunately, such certainty makes even clearer the burden the estate tax continues to be on our nation’s innovators and job... Read More >>
Cut the Red Tape: It’s Time for Regulatory Reform
America’s out of control regulations are restricting economic growth and preventing millions of jobs. Regulatory uncertainty makes it difficult for small businesses to plan for the future, often creating burdensome hurdles for even the most basic business functions. Comprehensive regulatory reform would provide a more... Read More >>
Balance the Budget and Reduce the Debt
The national debt has more than doubled over the past decade and now stands at a staggering $15 trillion. The federal government’s current fiscal course is unsustainable; the consequences of our failure to tackle the budget crisis now will be enormous. If our unrestrained borrowing continues, we will... Read More >>