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Democrats Seek To Restore Obama Procurement Rules For Safety Violations


March 20, 2018 at 06:37 PM
Democrats are stepping up efforts to codify Obama-era policies requiring federal agencies to reject contractors that fail to comply with workplace safety and other labor rules on a sector-by-sector basis after President Trump and congressional Republicans rescinded a government-wide executive order (EO) that barred firms with poor safety records from receiving contracts.

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