May 31, 2012
I thank the gentleman for yielding. The reason it's needed, as I mentioned, is because some of the Federal Agencies have taken the President's language in the executive order to mean that they can require or should require PLAs.
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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.
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May 31, 2012
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just want to say first that the gentleman mentioned that he thought that this bill had been written by the Associated Builders and Contractors. That's not the case. This issue was first brought to my…
May 31, 2012
But that's how it has been interpreted. That's why we're saying let's make it clear that we can neither forbid nor deny.
May 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…
May 31, 2012
No. There's an important word there, ``mandatory.'' It wouldn't allow the mandatory use. It's back to neutrality.
May 31, 2012
I'm not sure if they know what they're interpreting then. But CRS, which looks at this, says it's neutral, so make no mistake----
May 31, 2012
Wherever they make sense, that's fine. I just don't want a finger on the scale either way. Mr. LaTOURETTE. I hear you. And if that was true, the wording of your amendment would be----
May 31, 2012
Nobody can control what they're doing. But this language simply makes it neutral, and that's what I'm trying to correct here. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. LaTOURETTE. I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The…
May 31, 2012
I have enjoyed hearing this, and I would say, if the gentleman from New York, if what he were saying were correct, he would be right and I think all of us would vote for this amendment. But he's not. He's not right. The amendment, the…
May 31, 2012
It simply takes the thumb off the scale that's there right now because these agencies have issued guidance. Now, you can say that the agencies may take this as a thumb on the other side of the scale.
May 18, 2012
In 2009, the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund was established in order to help Pakistan build its counterinsurgency capabilities. The bill before us reauthorizes the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund through the year 2013 and contains a…
May 18, 2012
I urge adoption of the amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 133 Offered by Mr…
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