Rep. Steve King: Because Rep. Frank Is Gay, He Should Oppose Federal Wage Requirements

[babsbunny]

http://mediamattersaction.org/blog/201003030003

March 03, 2010 12:38 pm ET by Chris Harris

In late February, the Associated Press reported that the Obama administration is considering implementing what is known as "high road" contracting for companies seeking to do business with the federal government. The policy would ensure that companies receiving federal contracts provide their employees with a "living wage."

The AP writes that the proposal, like many labor-supported policies, is meant to "strengthen the middle class and promote higher labor standards.

The policy could accurately be described as a 21st century version of the Davis-Bacon Act, which in 1931 required federal contractors to pay workers the local prevailing wage.

While Davis-Bacon is still widely supported in Congress, it does have its opponents. Last night on the House floor, Rep. Steve King, the bombastic Congressman from Iowa, embarked on a rant against providing prevailing wages for federal contractors.

[David Zephyr]

1. What a vile club the Republica Party is.

.

[blogslut]

2. Steve King is

an offensive, boorish clown.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. They're revealing themselves

as complicit in the destruction of the middle class. Rants like this need wide exposure, yet the so-called 'liberal media' aren't interested. If not for sites like Media Matters, nobody would even hear about it. This is the sort of information that needs to get exposure before the elections this year.

[KingFlorez]

4. Is there no discourse left in politics?

The Republicans have no respect for any at all, none at all.

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Hey Steve K? You know that really cool overpriced 50 caliber handgun you like to shoot racoons with?

Isn't it about time you stuck the barrel in your mouth, and pulled the trigger?