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Orrin Hatch: “This is a law that was passed 60 years ago specifically to keep minorities off of Federal road projects. It is…”

On the recordJune 17, 2015
This is a law that was passed 60 years ago specifically to keep minorities off of Federal road projects. It is discriminatory in effect, and it was discriminatory in its intention, and it is high time we repeal this law.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Calling for the repeal of the Davis-Bacon law due to its discriminatory nature.

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