Sue Myrick: “Davis-Bacon needs to be repealed not only for budgetary reasons--but for commonsense reasons. This law serves no…”

“Davis-Bacon needs to be repealed not only for budgetary reasons--but for commonsense reasons. This law serves no practical purpose in today's world. This law has been protected for many years because it takes Federal taxpayer money and puts it in the pocket of a small, but powerful interest in the form of a wage subsidy. The repeal of Davis-Bacon will open up the Federal construction market to fair and open competition and will eliminate the current monopoly on Federal jobs held by a few large companies. It will open up more construction jobs to semiskilled workers who wish to break into the construction field but are now prevented from doing so. The bottom line, Mr. Speaker, is the repeal of Davis-Bacon will give all American taxpayers a break on Federal construction costs. The Budget Committee has acted on this mandate. It is time for the rest of Congress to do the same.”