The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing this week to examine the Department of Labor’s implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act. According to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, a number of challenges affecting the department’s execution of the Act could potentially reduce earnings for workers or increase project costs to taxpayers.
Chairman Walberg called the GAO report “deeply troubling,” and stated, “These are stunning conclusions for a law that governs how hundreds of billions of taxpayer-dollars are spent. In fact, the failed stimulus committed an estimated $300 billion to federal construction projects that could potentially be covered by Davis-Bacon wage rates. In 2009 alone, federal construction and rehabilitation projects totaled roughly $220 billion.”
Chairman Walberg's full remarks, witness testimony, and an archived webcast are available here: "Examining the Department of Labor's Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act"
Chairman Walberg called the GAO report “deeply troubling,” and stated, “These are stunning conclusions for a law that governs how hundreds of billions of taxpayer-dollars are spent. In fact, the failed stimulus committed an estimated $300 billion to federal construction projects that could potentially be covered by Davis-Bacon wage rates. In 2009 alone, federal construction and rehabilitation projects totaled roughly $220 billion.”
Chairman Walberg's full remarks, witness testimony, and an archived webcast are available here: "Examining the Department of Labor's Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act"
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