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On the recordApril 2, 2019
Davis-Bacon requires on military construction and maintenance costs causes those contracts to pay an additional 20 percent higher wages than market rates.
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Mark Green
Republican · Tennessee

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Criticizing Davis-Bacon laws for increasing military construction costs.

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