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Let’s welcome all Americans to rebuild America’s infrastructure

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Published April 1, 2019 4:00am ET
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Let’s welcome all Americans to rebuild America’s infrastructure
Workers work on a building under construction in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. California's unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.7 percent in July, the first rise in unemployment since the spring of 2011. Construction lost 7,000 jobs with mining, logging and government employment also dropping in July. | (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

On March 21, Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Ky., signed HB 135, the aptly named Fair and Open Competition Act, making Kentucky the 25th state to invite all of its construction industry to compete for taxpayer-funded contracts to build state and local public works projects like schools, roads and bridges.

It’s a win-win for taxpayers and the construction industry. The Fair and Open Competition Act helps taxpayers get the best possible construction projects at the best possible price by increasing competition. It will create jobs for local construction workers and qualified small businesses seeking to rebuild their communities.

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