The Daily Caller: Construction Employers Advocate For Infrastructure Spending On Capital Hill
Washington, DC,
June 5, 2017
Construction workers and employers joined members of the Congressional Building Trades Caucus to advocate for immediate investment in the nation's domestic infrastructure Wednesday on Capitol Hill.The Construction Employers of America (CEA), a coalition of seven national contracting associations, is calling for key legislative provisions as Congress discusses a federal infrastructure bill. They are taking their message to the Congressional Building Trades Caucus, a bipartisan caucus founded a little over a year ago by a Republican Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia and Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross of New Jersey.
Construction workers and employers joined members of the Congressional Building Trades Caucus to advocate for immediate investment in the nation’s domestic infrastructure Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The Construction Employers of America (CEA), a coalition of seven national contracting associations, is calling for key legislative provisions as Congress discusses a federal infrastructure bill. They are taking their message to the Congressional Building Trades Caucus, a bipartisan caucus founded a little over a year ago by a Republican Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia and Democratic Rep. Donald Norcross of New Jersey. Norcross was a union electrician, and McKinley spent 50 years in the construction industry. CEA is advocating for the voluntary use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA’s), which are sometimes blamed for cost-overruns. The association wants Congress to maintain the voluntary-status of PLA’s in a federal infrastructure package. … The association is also advocating for stronger prevailing wage requirements, or Davis-Bacon requirements. The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 established rules that compelled employers to pay the local prevailing wage on federally-funded projects. “As an engineer, I understand how America’s construction workers helped build this great country, McKinley said at a press conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday. “From infrastructure investments to corporate tax reform to streamlining regulations, there are a host of options for federal policymakers to boost job growth, drive economic prosperity, and allow America to reclaim the mantle of infrastructure leadership on the world stage.” To read the rest of the article click here. |
