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Another Zero Pay Increase for Congress

Posted on May 17, 2010

Contrary to persistent Internet rumors — which we debunked in "Zero Pay Raise for Congress, Too" on Sept. 25, 2009, and again in "Retribution Fabrication" on Jan. 8 — there was no pay raise for members of Congress this year. Congress voted over a year ago to deny itself the …
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Misleading on Military Pay

Posted on March 25, 2010

Q: Did Obama propose a 1.4 percent pay increase for the military, the lowest since 1973? A: Yes. Military pay raises are based on the Employment Cost Index, which grew very little this year.

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Federal Pay Raise

Posted on November 30, 2009

Q: Did Obama grant federal workers a pay raise for next year when Social Security recipients are getting no increase? A: The president acted to hold down the federal pay raise to 2 percent next year.

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