[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PRIORITIZING LOCAL HIRES

  (Ms. BASS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. BASS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the bipartisan 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes a local hire 
provision that I offered to allow local transportation projects like 
the Los Angeles Metro to prioritize the hiring of local Angelenos for 
projects that are taking place in their own backyard.
  My district has recently had two major construction projects. On the 
Westside, it is the Purple Line, which is going to connect UCLA to 
downtown L.A. In South L.A., it is the Crenshaw Line, which is going to 
bring a vital means of public transportation to neighborhoods 
historically neglected when it comes to economic investment.
  It really didn't make sense that people living in the neighborhoods 
where the projects were going through could not be prioritized for the 
jobs. That is why this provision is so important.
  With the local hire provision signed into law, people in Los Angeles 
neighborhoods can be prioritized for jobs in L.A. We are bringing 
thousands of well-paying jobs to Los Angeles and putting tax dollars 
back into the communities that paid for the projects in the first 
place.

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