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Congress/ House Revokes EO Jan 2, 2013
House Passes Congressional Pay Freeze, 129 Members Vote for Pay Increase
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2974262/posts
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2013/01/02/house-passes-congressional-pay-freeze-129-members-vote-for-pay-increase-n1477581
The House approved a bill to rescind the executive order President Obama signed last week that ended the pay freeze on federal employees, which meant that some federal workers would be getting a raise—including members of Congress. A number of lawmakers spoke out about the absurdity of the pay increase and timing of the move. Rep. Michele Bachmann said in a statement, “This executive order was not requested by Congress and we should reject it. We have a spending problem in our country and we should be looking for areas to cut spending. At a time when families across the country are cutting back we should not increase government spending and add to the debt burden by giving members of Congress a pay raise.”