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On the recordApril 30, 1997
If we put in the prevailing wage provision without the people here in Washington determining the wages, we will lose, I say to the gentleman from North Carolina [Mr. Ballenger], anywhere from 10 to 20 percent, maybe more of the purchasing power. So this $5 billion, and it is going--I mean we will lose more than that because this is just a partial contribution to these projects, but the whole project will then be subject to Davis or to the prevailing wage law.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan
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Discussing the impact of prevailing wage provisions on purchasing power during a debate.

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