COR2018. Morning Remarks and Inside the Political Circus

This session will provide an inside look at Washington, D.C. and its continued dysfunction, and what the spending decisions, tax debate, infrastructure proposals, health care changes, and pension and retirement reform mean to companies competing to be profitable in the construction industry. Matt Turkstra of the Associated General Contractors of America looks at the construction policy agenda in Congress for this fall and how the 2020 Presidential election will impact the legislative agenda for Congress and the Administration in 2020 and beyond.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand political trends driving decision making in Washington, DC and beyond.
• Identify policy priorities of the incoming/second term Presidential administration and the next Congress.
• Understand the impact of 2021 fiscal policies on construction employers.