ASA Urges Congress to Reopen the Government

WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today called on Congress to reopen the government by passing a clean continuing resolution (CR).

"It's time for Congress to reopen the government and pass a clean CR before more American working families and small businesses suffer from this needless self-inflicted shutdown," said ASA President and CEO Chris Iacovella. 

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The American Securities Association (ASA) represents the retail and institutional capital markets interests of regional financial services firms who provide Main Street businesses with access to capital and advise hardworking Americans how to create and preserve wealth. ASA’s mission is to promote trust and confidence among investors, facilitate capital formation, and support efficient and competitively balanced capital markets. This mission advances financial independence, stimulates job creation, and increases prosperity. The ASA has a geographically diverse membership of almost one hundred members that spans the Heartland, Southwest, Southeast, Atlantic, and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States.