FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015
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Tim Kauffman
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Budget Deal Rare Example of Bipartisan Governing, Union Leader Says
Categories:
Congress, Budget, Sequester
Deal would suspend sequestration for 2 years without harming working families
WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. today issued the following statement:
“This budget deal is an exceedingly rare example of what can be accomplished when elected leaders put aside their partisan bickering and govern in a responsible way that benefits working families.
“The bipartisan budget deal announced by congressional leaders and the White House would suspend sequestration for the next two years and provide much-needed increases in military and domestic spending.
“Federal workers have endured $159 billion in cuts under the guise of fiscal restraint, and our members were united in opposing any budget that would target them for additional sacrifice.
“The budget also is good news for federal retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, who will no longer be facing a 53% increase in their premiums under Medicare Part B.
“Federal employees are relieved that they will no longer be facing the threat of another government shutdown or unpaid furloughs. We urge the Congress to repeal the Budget Control Act altogether so that these manufactured crises will no longer occur.”
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