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ABC: President Biden’s Inflationary PLA Schemes Hurt Taxpayers and Construction Job Creators

by | Aug 23, 2022 | ABC | 0 comments

ABC condemned an Aug. 19 proposed rule, Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, which requires federal construction contracts of $35 million or more to be subjected to controversial project labor agreements, saying it will result in the award of construction contracts to powerful special interests at the expense of hard-working taxpayers and limit fair and open competition in government contracting.

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