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On the recordSeptember 28, 1977
I have decided that the 7.05 percent increase fully satisfies the principles set forth in the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 that Federal salaries be comparable with those in private enterprise for the same levels of work.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Federal Civilian and Military Pay Increases Message to the Congress

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