Pay freeze bill goes down in flames
December 1st, 2011 | Uncategorized | Posted by Stephen Losey
The bill that would have extended the federal pay freeze through 2015 didn’t even come close to clearing the 60-vote threshold required to break a filibuster this evening. Only 20 senators this evening voted to move forward with S 1931, but 78 voted against it.
But even though this bill, which also would have extended the payroll tax cut, isn’t going anywhere, its introduction should alarm federal employees and their advocates. The GOP leadership is clearly looking at a further pay freeze to free up money for other priorities. And Obama’s unwillingness to draw a line in the sand against more years of no pay raises doesn’t bode well for feds.
We’ll keep an eye on this issue — keep reading.
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