On the recordSeptember 13, 2005
I always want to be a part of technology, but I can tell my colleagues that I am so glad they brought up the whole issue of Davis-Bacon and what the President did, many Americans did not understand what he did. We talk about avoiding making the victims victims again. And we want them, and even some prominent Republicans have said, we want them to be able to have first swipe at the jobs that become available. But they will have a first swipe at the jobs at a lower paying rate than usually what the Federal Government provides to individuals carrying out federally funded work. I think it is also important for us to realize that there are no parameters on contractors that are down there trying to correct the problems that are there. So that means that the money saved on Davis- Bacon will go into the pockets of those individuals who are direct contractors of the Federal work.
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