David Price: “I am also wary of the proposed transfer of the funding and responsibility for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program…”

Believe me, this is long overdue. This was one of the more visionary aspects of the Obama recovery plan--$8 billion, in that instance, applied to passenger rail development.

I strongly oppose this amendment. It seeks to waive longstanding prevailing wage requirements that are contained in the Davis-Bacon Act. This act ensures that workers are paid decent wages while preventing contractors from undercutting…

Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz, you alluded to this need in your testimony during last week's Quality of Life Hearing, and I appreciate your advocacy.

I fear this work may be short-changed by the hyperfocus on the new ARPA-H.