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On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
If you want to recruit and retain top talent, we have to provide employees, at the minimum, with a pay increase to keep up with the cost of living.
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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · Georgia

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Bishop emphasizes the need for federal employee pay increases to attract talent.

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