The House approved legislation on Tuesday that would block a pay increase for federal workers and members of Congress scheduled to take place in March.
Members voted 287-129 in favor of the bill from Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). Just two Republicans opposed the legislation, and 55 Democrats supported it.
Republicans brought the bill up under a suspension of the rules in order to allow for quicker consideration, although that move also required a two-thirds majority vote.
The bill is a response to an executive order last Friday from President Obama that would end the two-year federal worker pay freeze, and increase congressional pay by about $1,000 for each member of the House and Senate.
Both parties agree on keeping congressional salaries from rising, and the Senate's "fiscal cliff" bill approved early Tuesday morning included language blocking the congressional pay hike.
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I'm so glad to hear this. While I am currently a GOV, I'm only recently this. I was horrified about the pay increase. My personal thought is that everyone who currently has a job ought to be damned grateful they have it. My biggest goal (as related to my job) is to cut the expenses as much as is possible. When the EO first came out, I didn't realize it would be blocked and personally apologized to my friends and family. Keep up the good work, Brock. Thank you for all that you do.
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That's great! By the way, I'm getting this damn word verification everything I try to post now. They say some crap about too many posts today. Have you had any of this?
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