Did BO actually sign a Exec Order giving all of congress a raise??

[victor3ranger]

I just heard something that so far I haven't been able to confirm.

Did Obama sign a exec order yesterday giving congress a pay raise after they said that was voted out?? If so, I bet that gives the jobless folks out there who voted for these losers a warm fuzzy.

 

[tntrex]

yes but the house aka the bad guys according to the media voted to freeze pay and not increase salaries.

 

[mugsy]

The President cannot give Congress pay raises by Executive Order or by any other means. In fact any pay raises that would affect the 2013-2015 Congress were put into effect by a previous Congress because a sitting Congress cannot raise its own pay - only for a future Congress.

 

[skatalite]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/obama-pay-raise-congress_n_2377714.html

 

[SMS]

It was a .5 to 1% raise for fed employees...which includes Congress.

Very poor timing....but my understanding is that both the Senate and House versions of the fiscal cliff bill counteracted the EO.

 

[BamaAlum97]

Most Federal employees needed a raise...Congress however did not...

 

[SMS]

I wouldn't say "most". While there are a lot of hard working folks in federal service, from my little corner of a federal agency I see a lot of fat that could be trimmed. Public servants should be the last to go to the trough, and the first to skip a turn at the trough when things are tough. But that's just the opinion of one low ranking fed.

 

[jhawknokc]

Most Federal employees needed a raise...Congress however did not...

Amen to that! Regular federal employees should not be lumped with congress. No raises in three years and costs have obviously gone up

 

[RT66]

Poor timing is an understatement.

 

[ByrdC130]

Yeah this federal employee pay freeze is great. I'm a CSRS guy, retired pay is based on my high 3. guess the last 3 are what I got!