Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today opposing an amendment that would cut worker pay on federally-funded public works projects.  Larsen will vote against the amendment that undermines the Davis-Bacon Act requirement that federal contractors pay local prevailing wages.

“Workers in Northwest Washington deserve to be paid fair wages,” Larsen said. “I will oppose this effort to undermine the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements because the federal government should pay workers at the same wage they earn from private or state and local work.”

The amendment would apply to funding for construction projects in the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.