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Jeff Flake: “There is. In fact, there was a project in St. Louis, I will mention one specifically, under the stimulus funds, frankly…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012
There is. In fact, there was a project in St. Louis, I will mention one specifically, under the stimulus funds, frankly, and that was a shovel-ready project. But then--and a nonunion shop actually offered the low bid, but was refused the contract because the language that the President issued, or the executive order, was taken to mean that they had to look for a PLA, that they should be encouraged to use PLA.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona
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May 31, 2012

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