The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a new bill that would freeze the salaries of federal employees, lawmakers and congressional staffers for another year. The bill, introduced Friday by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), goes against the wishes of the White House, which hopes to increase federal civilian worker salaries by 0.5 percent next year, but is consistent with congressional Republican efforts to curtail government spending in part by freezing or reducing government salaries. Read full article >>
Federal, Congressional Pay Freeze Bill To Be Considered By House This Week
Ed O'Keefe, Eric Yoder, Washington Post
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:12am
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