[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7067-7068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          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

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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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