On the recordApril 30, 1997
I am here to express a concern which our Democrat friends mentioned earlier on the condition of the public schools today. A recent "Prime Time Live" segment by Diane Sawyer documented the deteriorating buildings and inadequate structures used to house our children. To combat this appalling situation, President Clinton has proposed a $5 billion mandatory appropriation to guarantee the interest payments for the construction and renovation of elementary and secondary schools. That sounds like motherhood, apple pie, and the greatest thing since sliced bread. But one of the problems that the gentleman and I both know is that once the first dollar of Federal money is accepted, then there is a little thing called the Davis-Bacon law that goes into effect. What is the Davis-Bacon law? What it does is it mandates that you pay higher wages for construction.
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