The first in-person Federal Issues Program (FIP) since before the COVID-19 pandemic featured two key panels:

    • The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is ‘the chance of a lifetime for all of us,’ a Biden administration official said. ‘Look for every potential pot of money you can use to advance your priorities.” READ MORE
    • Fiscal and monetary policymakers responding to the pandemic in 2020 ‘over-did it,’ by spending too much and providing too much liquidity, economist David Wilcox said. But ‘the ship is being turned.’ READ MORE

Shown above: ARTBA Chairman Ward Nye interviewed U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg at the ARTBA co-chaired Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Biden administration infrastructure coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and political prognosticator Charlie Cook also addressed the May 17 event.

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