Dems win one!
by John at 10/26/2005 07:33:00 PM
Huzzah!
"It was announced today that the President will overturn his Gulf Coast wage cut on November 8. This was a direct result of intense pressure from Democrats and labor and religious leaders."
Originally, the wage cut was implemented by the President after Hurricane Katrina as part of the Gulf Coast rebuilding effort. It eliminated the requirement (from the Davis-Bacon Act) that government contractors pay laborers the prevailing wage.
Rep. Miller (D-CA) engineered a clever political trap that would have forced Republicans to vote against overturing the wage cut just before the November election, and faced with defeat (all Democrats and 37 Republicans were in favor of overturning the cut), President Bush backed down.
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"It was announced today that the President will overturn his Gulf Coast wage cut on November 8. This was a direct result of intense pressure from Democrats and labor and religious leaders."
Originally, the wage cut was implemented by the President after Hurricane Katrina as part of the Gulf Coast rebuilding effort. It eliminated the requirement (from the Davis-Bacon Act) that government contractors pay laborers the prevailing wage.
Rep. Miller (D-CA) engineered a clever political trap that would have forced Republicans to vote against overturing the wage cut just before the November election, and faced with defeat (all Democrats and 37 Republicans were in favor of overturning the cut), President Bush backed down.
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