[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E725]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. TODD C. YOUNG

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2015

  Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to correct the record 
and express my support of Mr. King's amendment to the Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act.
  In the midst of the appropriations amendment series for this bill, I 
was mistaken about which amendment was being considered and 
accidentally voted against Mr. King's Davis-Bacon prohibition amendment 
on the floor.
  When these types of amendments have come up in the past, I have 
always voted to prohibit the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements 
from applying to federally funded projects.
  Last Congress, I voted in favor of Mr. King's amendment in two 
different appropriations bills and in the 112th Congress, I voted in 
favor of eight different Davis-Bacon prohibition amendments in various 
appropriations and transportation bills.
  The Depression-era Davis-Bacon Act is fundamentally flawed, continues 
to create inefficiencies and inflates the cost of our construction 
projects.
  I want to make it clear that I am supportive of the King Amendment 
and it was my intention to vote ``aye'' both then and in the future.

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