Friday, February 15, 2013

House overrides Obama, votes to freeze federal pay for third year

Let's end this week with something beneficial to the taxpayer citizenry for a change...

TheHill: The House voted Friday to freeze the pay of federal workers for the third year in a row over the objections of congressional Democrats and the Obama administration.

Members voted 261-154 in favor of the bill, which would also lock in a pay freeze for members of Congress. It exempts people serving in the military.

The bill won significant support from Democrats — 43 voted for it — while 10 Republicans voted against it.

The legislation is an attempt to override President Obama’s executive order in December that seeks to give federal workers a 0.5 percent pay hike in late March. That order incensed congressional Republicans, who criticized it as an attempt to seize control of an issue that has been left to Congress.

Another small battle won for responsible, limited government. We'll take any we can get these days...