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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: to stay on Davis-Bacon for a second, there was also some irony in the President's waiver because last year when it was…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2005
to stay on Davis-Bacon for a second, there was also some irony in the President's waiver because last year when it was 2004 and we were in advance of a Presidential election, he took great pains at expressing his deep affection for Florida and Floridians, talked about how important a State we were and made many trips to our State. Interestingly enough, he waived the Davis-Bacon requirements for Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe County in this last go-round with Katrina.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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