Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. letter to the editor of the Dundalk Eagle, July 1, 2002

ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR. 2d District, Maryland ASSISTANT DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP Congress of tfte fflniteii States Д)о№ of Scprcsentatibts MlaSfjmgton, 23C 20515-2002 July 1,2002 The Editor Dundalk Eagle 4 N. Center Place PO Box 8936 Dundalk, MD 21222 Dear Editor: (410)838-2517 (410) 255-8983 This letter is in response to Chuck Driscoll’s letter (Who’s for working people of Dundalk?) Mr. Driscoll has unfaithfully edited my written comments to him with respect to school construction. In my October 12, 2000 letter to Mr. Driscoll, I informed him of my opposition to H.R. 1660, a federal school construction bill because it “unfairly directs federal contracts to labor unions, thereby hampering competition - especially with small and minority-owned business that may be unfamiliar with federal contracting procedures.” Mr. Driscoll edited my comments to read, “This unfairly directs contracts to labor unions and minority-owned businesses and I cannot support HR 1660.” Journalists refer to Mr. Driscoll’s actions as libel. I have supplied the Dundalk Eagle with a dated copy of my letter to Mr. Driscoll. I encourage anyone interested in a copy to contact the newspaper or my office, rather than subscribe to Mr. Driscoll’s ill-advised attempts to deceive the Eagle' s readers. With respect to H.R. 1660, 1 still oppose this legislation because it unfairly puts small businesses and minority-owned businesses at a disadvantage when competing for federal contracts. I will only support legislation that promotes a level-playing field for all businesses who compete for federal contracts. Very truly yours, Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. Member of Congress