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Pelosi: After Undermining Livable Wages for Gulf Coast Workers, Bush Finally Rescinds Unfair and Unjust ActionWashington, D.C. – House “The President reversed decades of protections for working people when, by executive decree, he overruled fair wage standards in hurricane stricken areas. As thousands of workers who had lost so much returned to rebuild the “Democrats stand united against the President’s anti-worker agenda. We shouldn’t compound the tragedy of the hurricanes by forcing people to take pay cuts. Democrats, led by Congressman George Miller, made this issue too hot to handle for the Bush Administration. Facing a Congressional showdown, the President has had to rescind this unfair and unjustified action. “The President should also overturn his shameful suspension of affirmative action and small business requirements in the Katrina rebuilding. Now is not the time to be undoing years of progress by executive order. Together, |
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ” Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi |
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