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On Friday, August 16, Congressman Mike Rogers continued the 2024 Congressional Hard Hat Tour organized by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Alabama with a visit to a Goodgame Company job site at Associated Metal Cast in Oxford.
During the tour, Congressman Rogers engaged with industry leaders and frontline construction workers, discussing key challenges faced by the construction sector. The conversations centered around reducing regulatory burdens, implementing a market-driven visa program to address workforce needs while discouraging illegal immigration, and exploring other workforce development strategies.
“I was happy to tour the new Associated Metal Cast warehouse facility in Oxford,” said Rep. Rogers. “Sites like this showcase how business and growth-friendly Alabama is. Far too often, Washington gets in the way of industry growth and piles on overburdensome regulations. With the help of industry leaders like these, we can work together to keep Alabama prosperous.”
Jason A. Goodgame, Corporate Vice President of the Goodgame Company, highlighted the economic potential of East Alabama following the tour. “East Alabama has a great opportunity to be our state’s next big economic engine. It was great to showcase some of that progress with Congressman Rogers and discuss our concerns about the detrimental policies coming out of Washington that could cripple our industry.”
The ABC Alabama’s Hard Hat Tour offers Alabama’s federal delegation the chance to visit active job sites, gaining firsthand insight into the state’s construction industry. The tour facilitates discussions between delegation members, industry leaders, and workers to address industry challenges and craft forward-thinking solutions that support the sector’s continued growth.
