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ABC ‘disappointed’ by Supreme Court decision

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Jim Austin

Washington, D.C. – Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “We are deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the so-called Affordable Care Act,” … Read more »

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ABC condemns NLRB on union favoritism

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jim Austin

In advance of the Sept. 22 U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing to examine the culture of union favoritism by the National Labor Relations Board, Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement: “Under the Obama administration, the … Read more »

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ABC praises House vote to protect jobs

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Jim Austin

Associated Builders and Contractors today praised U.S. House passage of the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587), which would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from mandating where a company can or cannot create jobs. The measure was … Read more »

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President’s job plan won’t pass inspection with construction industry

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jim Austin

Associated Builders and Contractors 2011 National Chairman Michael J. Uremovich, president of Great Lakes Energy Consultants, LLC, Manhattan, Ill., said President Obama’s jobs plan “won’t pass inspection” with the construction industry when it comes to creating jobs and getting Americans … Read more »

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What the construction industry needs from Obama plan

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jim Austin

On the eve of President Obama’s speech to unveil his jobs plan to the nation, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today called on the president to repeal costly regulations and offer bold, new public-private partnership policies to jumpstart the economy … Read more »

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