Kendrick Meek: “we get excited with third-party validators, and we come out with the truth, versus what individuals who may sit in the…”

“we get excited with third-party validators, and we come out with the truth, versus what individuals who may sit in the back of this Chamber asking what are we going to say today. Let me say this: Louisiana, the State where obviously a lot of this money is going to be spent, 6.8 percent organized labor. We have to watch out for that 6.8 percent. Alabama, a lot of jobs with municipal workers, 8.8 percent, not even 10 percent of the workforce. So how in the world can anyone be scared of Davis-Bacon and the prevailing wage? Before I put this letter down, let me mention that Davis-Bacon, we talk about prevailing wages. These were two Republican Members of Congress who passed this legislation. Davis and Bacon were both Republicans. We all know that. They did it after World War II to make sure there was a prevailing wage and people would have an opportunity to support their families.”