Democrats Push To Give Federal Workers Massive Pay Raise Because Of Trump: Reports

Democrats are pushing a plan to give federal workers a massive pay raise because they claim that former President Donald Trump was “cruel” and because the coronavirus pandemic was hard.

This from dailywire.com.

The proposed 8.7% raise for nearly 2 million federal workers would happen next year and would come after Joe-Joe Biden already gave them a 4.6% raise this year.

Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) said:

For years now, federal employees have risked their health and safety working on the frontlines of this pandemic.

Connolly added:

They were subjected to the Trump Administration’s cruel personal attacks, unsafe work environments, pay freezes, government shutdowns, sequestration cuts, furloughs, and mindless across-the-board hiring freezes​.

Still, our federal workforce serves with dedication and distinction every day.

Federal employees are our government’s single greatest asset, and they deserve better​.

Connolly will attempt to get federal workers the big bump in pay by introducing the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates​ Act with Hawaiian Senator Brian Schatz (D).

Randy Erwin, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, claimed:

The raise was the least that could be done.

Erwin said:

The 8.7% increase listed in the FAIR Act is not a pay raise.

It is the minimum increase needed to offset the dwindling checking accounts of public servants, and it is critical to recruiting and retaining the best possible workforce.

Final thought: I sense a pandering for votes. What say you Def-Con News readers?