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Bill Clinton: “A 15 percent Federal pay increase, built into the Government's cost base for all succeeding years, would be a dangerous…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2000
A 15 percent Federal pay increase, built into the Government's cost base for all succeeding years, would be a dangerous step away from budget discipline.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting an Alternative Plan for Federal Employee Locality-Based Comparability Payments

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