Trump cancels pay raises for almost 2 million federal workers

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Donald Trump announced Thursday he was canceling across-the-board pay raises for civilian workers across the federal government, citing the “nation’s fiscal situation.”

“We must maintain efforts to put our nation on a fiscally sustainable course, and federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases,” the president wrote in a letter to congressional leaders.

Under Trump’s policy, roughly 1.8 million people wouldn’t get an automatic pay boost next year, including Border Patrol and ICE agents.

That stance puts vulnerable GOP lawmakers representing northern Virginia — home to tens of thousands of federal workers — in the political crosshairs. And it sets up an all-but-certain funding fight with Congress next month, as party leaders attempt to reach a sweeping agreement to keep the government open before the start of the next fiscal year on Oct. 1.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/30/trump-cancels-pay-raises-federal-workers-804574

More winning!

[Hortensis]

1. Coincidentally that IS the number of federal employees,

excluding postal workers and military. Better 2M now. Better ONLY a wage increase that's canceled.

[vi5]

2. Man, it sure is crazy, and continually amazes me

...what the president.....who I've been told "is not a dictator".....actually has the power to do and to not do, without congressional action or approval.

If only we had this information 10 years ago, who much more we might have actually been able to get done.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Happy Labor Day from the Trumps

They despise working people.

[GusBob]

4. Does this include DOJ/ FBI/ CIA ?

I think it's retribution targeted at them