http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Tue, 22 May 2012 22:30:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/01/lawmakers-want-to-extend-pay-freeze-for-congress-federal-workers/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/01/lawmakers-want-to-extend-pay-freeze-for-congress-federal-workers/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:45 +0000 Rob Bluey http://blog.heritage.org/?p=89850 Members of Congress will vote Wednesday to freeze their salaries through 2013 and impose the same pay limitation on non-military federal workers. The vote in the U.S. House comes just two days after the Congressional Budget Office confirmed that federal workers are paid 16 percent more in total compensation — a conclusion similar to research conducted by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. “Study after study has shown that when compared to the private sector, the federal government on average pays more than required to recruit and retain a … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/01/lawmakers-want-to-extend-pay-freeze-for-congress-federal-workers/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/31/cbo-sets-the-record-straight-on-federal-pay/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/31/cbo-sets-the-record-straight-on-federal-pay/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:23:25 +0000 Jason Richwine http://blog.heritage.org/?p=89768 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report yesterday showing that federal employees receive substantially more compensation than similarly skilled workers in the private sector. National media, from The New York Times to National Public Radio, reported this “news.” The CBO report was spurred in part by two years of work conducted by The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on federal compensation. We have repeatedly argued that the average federal employee makes more than similar private-sector workers and that Congress can cut costs by reducing this premium. … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/01/31/cbo-sets-the-record-straight-on-federal-pay/feed/ 0