Join us for our session, Construction Legislative and Regulatory Update with AGC, to gain an inside look at what's happening in Washington, DC. 

Learn about what the spending decisions, tax debate, infrastructure proposals, and green energy agenda mean to companies competing to be profitable in the construction industry.  

Alex Etchen and Matt Turkstra of the Associated General Contractors of America will look at the construction policy agenda in Congress and the next administration, and how actions in Washington, DC will impact the industry in 2024 and beyond.

Don’t forget to check out the other webcasts in our four-part virtual 2024 Building Opportunity Conference.

Matthew Turkstra, Senior Director of Congressional Relations for Building and Infrastructure Finance, AGC of America

Matthew oversees all issues related to taxes and accounting for the construction industry with members of Congress, the administration, and AGC members. Matt oversaw the AGC advocacy effort during the consideration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and Congress’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in numerous positive outcomes for the construction industry.

Previously, Matt was the senior manager of government relations at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). He also chaired the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, a group of over 50 trade associations committed to estate tax relief for family-owned businesses, and oversaw the coalition’s advocacy effort in 2012 that resulted in the estate tax relief in the American Taxpayer Relief Act.

Matt has extensive experience on Capitol Hill, working as the legislative director for Rep. Nan Hayworth (NY), and the senior legislative assistant for Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ). He also worked on the Committee on Ways and Means as the senior committee clerk, where he oversaw the committee’s hearings and markups.

Alex Etchen, Vice President of Government Relations, AGC of America

Alex leads AGC’s government relations efforts on Capitol Hill. Before being named vice president of government relations, he served as the senior director for infrastructure advancement at AGC.

Prior to joining AGC, Alex served as associate administrator for highway policy and external affairs for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) at the US Department of Transportation (USDOT). He served to advance the mission and goals of FHWA while working with members of Congress and external stakeholders.

He also worked in Congress for nearly seven years; first for a member of Congress from Idaho and then on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. During his tenure on the committee, he worked on the federal-aid highway portfolio and drafted provisions included in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.