07:18 ET Carolinas AGC Leaders Hit Capitol Hill to Push for Workforce Shortage Relief
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.The Carolinas AGC Board of Directors recently met with U.S. Congress members in Washington, D.C. to address workforce shortages in the construction industry. Key discussions included immigration reform for workforce relief, protecting contractors from liability related to harmful chemicals, and increasing funding for Career Technical Education in construction trades. CAGC representatives met with six out of seven Congress members, emphasizing the importance of these issues for the industry. The event was part of AGC of America's National Chapter & Leadership Conference, attended by nearly 300 participants.
, /PRNewswire/ -- The five officers of the Carolinas AGC Board of Directors joined Carolinas AGC staff in Washington, D.C. recently for AGC of America's National Chapter & Leadership Conference (NCLC), and to meet with U.S. Senate and House of Representatives members from North Carolina and South Carolina to discuss issues important to the construction industry. Carolinas AGC (CAGC) and AGC of America (AGC) are local and national construction trade associations made up of small and large commercial contractors and construction-related firms that perform building, utility, and/or highway work. Capitol Hill discussions included:
- Relief for the workforce shortage crisis, our industry's top challenge.
- Immigration reform such as creating a guest program to help provide workforce relief.
- Protecting Contractors from Unfair Risk & Liability, particularly for the so-called forever chemicals.
- More Career Technical Education funding for the construction trades.
Ty Edmondson, chair of the CAGC Board of Directors, said the time on Capitol Hill was well spent, as CAGC representatives met with six of the seven members of Congress face-to-face in their visits to some of the offices of the NC and SC delegations.
"What AGC of America is doing to help improve the commercial construction business climate for the Carolinas and the nation is amazing," Edmondson said. "CAGC was well-represented with our five Officers explaining, in simple construction terms, how important these complex issues are to our industry."
Attendees at the NCLC on Sept. 14-16 included the following CAGC members and CAGC and AGC staff: Ty Edmondson, T.A. Loving Company; Chair Elect Lynn Hansen, Crowder Constructors, Inc.; Treasurer Marty Moser, Barnhill Contracting; Vice Chair Paul Edwards, Reeves Construction Company; Immediate Past Chair Dean Wilson, Hood Construction Company, Inc.; Dave Simpson, CAGC President & CEO; and John Chambers, AGC Director of the Utility Infrastructure Division. Nearly 300 attendees participated in the three-day event, representing AGC's 87 chapters across the nation.
Highlights of the trip featured CAGC visits on Capitol Hill with:
- U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC, 5th District), Chair of the House Rules Committee and Past Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- NC Senators Tedd Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC)
- SC Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC, 6th District)
- NC Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC, 7th District)
- Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC, 5th District)
- Staff members in the office of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Learn more about Carolinas AGC's government relations impact.
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is a construction trade association made up of small and large commercial contractors and construction-related firms that perform building, utility, and/or highway work in the Carolinas. CAGC is a chapter of AGC of America and ARTBA. Visit us at www.cagc.org, www.cagcfoundation.org, Facebook, YouTube, X, and LinkedIn. Learn about CAGC membership here
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