releases: https://raskin.house.gov/media/in-the-news/keep-federal-pay-freeze-benefits-cuts-sequestration-bargaining-table-lawmakers
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| https://raskin.house.gov/media/in-the-news/keep-federal-pay-freeze-benefits-cuts-sequestration-bargaining-table-lawmakers | Keep federal pay freeze, benefits cuts, off sequestration bargaining table, lawmakers warn | 2017-12-22 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | MD | Jamie Raskin | R000606 | raskin.house.gov | legacy | Amid the threat of sequestration following the passage of President Donald Trumps tax reform bill, abloc of House Democrats has warned House leadership off freezing federal employees pay or reducing their benefits as a way to offset tax cuts. Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), along with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) led a coalition of 95 members in warning House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) not to use federal employees compensation as a bargaining chip, as Congress must decide where to make cuts in federal government spending following passage of the Republican-backed tax plan. Read more here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |