House backs bill to raise pay for civilian federal employees by 2.6 percent

The increase is calibrated to match that given to military personnel in a 2019 spending bill passed last year. President Trump subjected the rest of the federal workforce to a pay freeze in a Dec. 28 executive order. Democrats cast the vote as both a necessity and a gesture of appreciation for a workforce reeling […]

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