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Peter Visclosky: “I would simply say this is not a Davis-Bacon attempt to increase wages. It is protecting those who labor in this country…”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
I would simply say this is not a Davis-Bacon attempt to increase wages. It is protecting those who labor in this country from having their wages undercut. I am adamantly opposed to the gentleman's amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
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Peter Visclosky
Indiana
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Jun 5, 2012

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