Republicans want to give Trump's millionaire Cabinet a raise

[BeckyDem]

Trump backed down on his cruel plan to freeze pay raises for federal workers, but now Republicans are trying to pass legislation that would allow pay raises for Trump’s wealthy Cabinet members.

In August, Trump proposed a pay freeze for millions of federal workers, but quickly backed down when a pair Virginia Republicans, Rep. Barbara Comstock and Senate nominee Corey Stewart, objected. Both are currently trailing Democratic opponents in the polls.

Now, congressional Republicans have reached a tentative deal that would give a 1.9 percent pay raise to the 2 million federal workers Trump tried to put the squeeze on. But the deal would also allow raises for “executive-level employees and appointees including Vice President Pence and members of the Trump Cabinet,” according to The Washington Post.

Democrats are opposed to lifting the freeze on “executive-level” federal employee pay, which has been carried over each year since 2011.

https://shareblue.com/republicans-trump-cabinet-millionaires-raise/

[CatMor]

1. The federal workers should get their raise but ....

the executive and cabinet members should get a pay cut.