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Third, PCFFA and many of the other supporters of the CVPIA 

 have always been willing to sit down and address problems 

 contractors and would be contractors have with the CVPIA. To date, 

 however, all we have heard is people wanting legislation, wanting 

 to repeal the CVPIA, but unwilling to elaborate, or perhaps fearful 

 of elaborating, their problems. The Act is barely two years old 

 and many of its provisions are only now starting to be Implemented, 

 no thanks to many of the contractors who have thrown up legal 

 hurdles every step along the way to Implementing the cvpia. 



CONCLUSION 



PCFFA does not see the reason for any legislation at this time 

 affecting the CVPIA, and certainly not H.R. 1906, as currently 

 drafted, which repeals the CVPIA. The 104th Congress is to be 

 congratulated for its goal of balancing the federal budget by 2002. 

 To do that, many Americans will be asked to sacrifice including the 

 young and the elderly. Leaders of this Congress have talked of the 

 need to end pork. The 102nd Congress worked to put an end to one 

 the nation's largest pork barrel projects — the central Valley 

 Project — by reforming its operations. It would indeed be ironic 

 that now the 104th Congress would pass a bill such as H.R. 1906 

 turning the clock back, returning to pork barrel projects. PCFFA 

 respectfully urges H.R. 1906 be withdrawn. 



Thank you for this opportunity to present this written 

 testimony. PCFFA will be pleased to respond in writing to any 

 questions of subcommittee members or staff. 



