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House postpones federal pay freeze vote
The House has postponed a vote on a bill to extend the federal pay freeze through the rest of 2013. In its place, the House is set to vote on a measure withholding congressional pay unless lawmakers pass a budget — part of a broader deal to extend the debt limit.
Tags: Congress , House , budget , debt limit , Ron DeSantis , Eric Cantor
House GOP have backup on payroll tax
Tags: payroll tax cut , Congress , House , Senate , Dave Camp , pay and benefits
Federal pay and benefits caught (again) in payroll tax, budget talks
Benefits expert Tammy Flanagan and Federal Times senior writer Sean Reilly will explain how feds could be affected by cuts to the federal budget.
January 25, 2012
Tags: pay and benefits , Your Turn , Mike Causey , Tammy Flanagan , NITP , Federal Times , Sean Reilly , budget battle , retirement benefits , President Obama , Congress , State of the Union , FAA reauthorization , Postal Service
House GOP payroll tax plan includes federal pay freeze, retirement changes
House Republicans unveiled their plan for extending the payroll tax cut Friday, which includes proposals to extend a federal pay freeze and makes changes to federal employees' retirement.
Tags: House , Senate , Congress , retirement , John Boehner , payroll tax cut , Jack Moore
Senate blocks federal pay freeze extension a second time
Senate Democrats blocked a bill for the second time that would freeze federal pay for three more years in order to offset an extension of the payroll tax cut. The Democrats own plan to pay for the extension with a surtax on the income of millionaires was also voted down.
Tags: Congress , House , Senate , Dean Heller , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , payroll tax cut , Jack Moore
Federal pay freeze truly off table in payroll tax deal?
Humberto Sanchez, who covers the Senate for CQ Roll Call, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the latest proposals emanating from Congress on a payroll tax cut extension. He said a federal pay freeze could wind up back on the table as part of a final deal.
Tags: Humberto Sanchez , CQ Roll Call , payroll tax cut , Senate , Congress , Barack Obama , In Depth , Francis Rose
Optimistic forecast for local housing market
The local housing market continues to rebound, showing price increases for 12 consecutive months. The large federal workforce accounts for much of this success.
Tags: housing , housing market , federal pay , John McClain
