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CLPHA has submitted comments on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Request for Information Regarding Iron, Steel, Construction Materials, and Manufactured Products. Chief among CLPHA’s concerns is the general lack of market readiness to meet the demand for...
On April 13, CLPHA and its industry partners sent a letter to President Biden voicing concern about the potential impact of the guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The groups are requesting that OMB modify its interpretation of the law’s language and exclude...
Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
CLPHA has submitted comments on three proposed waivers on the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. These waivers are for BABA’s Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (“Buy American Preference”, or “BAP”). The first waiver pertains to the public interest de minimis, small grants,...
CLPHA has submitted a comment letter to HUD on the impacts of the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”). While CLPHA is supportive of efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains, BABA ultimately undermines PHAs’ ability to provide safe, decent, affordable quality housing to serve vulnerable...