05/13/2012
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"Civilian Federal employees have already made significant sacrifices as a result of a three-year pay freeze that ended in January 2014 with the implementation of a 1.0 percent pay increase."
"We stand united behind our great American workforce as we lay the path for economic growth and prosperity."
"we are better off as a country than we were when I came into office"
"This decision will not materially affect our ability to attract and retain a well-qualified Federal workforce."