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Senate Dems Seek Greater Oversight Of Katrina Contracts.
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- Author(s): Klein, Alyson
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CongressDaily. 10/17/2005, p4-5. 2p.
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The article reports that the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee called for increased oversight of federal contracts and a reinstatement of the Davis-Bacon Act in the Gulf Coast region, after hearing instances of alleged waste. Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat from Louisiana said the White House's decision to waive Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards in the wake of the hurricane Katrina has caused Louisiana workers to be discriminated against in favor of out-of-state workers who will do the job for lower wages. Many of those workers lost their homes to either hurricanes Katrina or Rita. James Hale, regional manager for the Laborers' International Union of North America, said the U.S. Congress must more closely monitor how contractors are using resources and treating their workers.
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