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Materials producers urge Congress to preserve aggregates exemption to Build America, Buy America; recounts of Mexican expropriation raised
Summary
Vulcan Materials told the subcommittee that aggregates and cementitious‑material exemptions in Buy America are essential for regions lacking indigenous rock; the company also described expropriation of its Mexican quarry operations and urged congressional attention.
Janet Cavanokey, testifying for Vulcan Materials Company, told the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit that the construction materials sector supports steady, predictable federal highway funding and relies on a narrow Build America, Buy America (BABA) exemption for certain aggregates and cementitious materials.
Cavanokey explained that geological…
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