U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers visited a Goodgame Company job site at Associated Metal Cast in Oxford on Wednesday as part of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Alabama’s 2024 Congressional Hard Hat Tour.
During his tour, Rep. Rogers (R-Saks) spoke with industry leaders and frontline construction workers about the construction industry’s issues. The discussions focused on reducing red tape and burdensome regulations, implementing a new market-driven visa program that discourages illegal immigration while addressing workforce needs, and other workforce development strategies, according to ABC Alabama.
“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.”
Following the tour, the Goodgame Company’s Corporate Vice President Jason A. Goodgame said, “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 gives Alabama’s federal delegation the opportunity to visit active job sites and gain firsthand knowledge of our state’s construction industry. Delegation members meet with industry leaders and frontline construction workers to discuss issues affecting the industry and craft forward-thinking solutions that promote the industry’s advancement.
Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270
