David Price: “I want to stay on the subject of ICE enforcement, the policies and practices attendant to that.”

I would like to extend sincerest gratitude to Senator Schatz and Senator Murkowski for the opportunity to testify today.

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…

I absolutely agree. And we will hope to prove that in the weeks ahead.

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.