Saving Davis-Bacon

Well I'm back, Mom's cataract surgery went well and it doesn't look like I missed much. One bit of good news is Rep. George Miller (D-CA) reports how he was able to save the Davis-Bacon act.

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.
Every single House Democrat has been on record since September in opposition to the President's wage cut. I recently wrote on this site about an unprecedented Joint Resolution I introduced last week that would have forced a vote in Congress to overturn the President's wage cut. That vote would have had to happen - you guessed it - not later than the week of November 7. With the support of every House Democrat and 37 House Republicans, we would have won that vote. Boxed in by that embarrassing scenario, the White House chose to reverse itself.

I hope the Democrats were watching. This shows just how weakened the White House is. Yes DC Democrats, you can indeed take on King George and win. Don't forget it.