Some good news for NOLA…

Some good news for NOLA…

…maybe.

Rep. George Miller (D-CA) has been around long enough to learn a trick or two, and he's putting his knowledge to work on behalf of Gulf Coast workers. From his press release, via Nathan Newman...

Miller today introduced a Joint Resolution under the 1976 National Emergencies Act, which provides for fast track action by Congress when the President unilaterally suspends a law, as he did with Davis-Bacon. Although the National Emergencies Act is nearly 30 years old, this is the first time that a lawmaker has ever invoked its fast track procedures. By law, Congress must act on Miller's Joint Resolution within 15 calendar days - in this case, by November 4.

Nathan counts 37 Republicans on record against the suspension of Davis-Bacon on paper. Now they'll get a chance to speak up on the record, objections of their leaders notwithstanding.

Kudos to Rep. Brown for his creative attempt to rescue local workers from the plague of cheap, out of state labor that's been swept in by the wind and rain.