Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Government Procurement

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Published: 1982

Total Pages: 243

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"As testimony was brought before the Labor Subcommittee, many individuals alluded to the negative and detrimental impact of the so-called prevailing wage laws as they apply and as they have impact on Davis-Bacon. Many testified that businesses have said that Davis-Bacon has become 'a thorn in the flesh to small business.' I believe that small business and the Davis-Bacon Act just don't mix. By refusing to modernize the 50-year-old Davis-Bacon statutes, Congress continues to keep small businesses from effectively competing with their larger counterparts for Government contracts"--Page 1.