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The Truth:
The
Executive Order was signed by President Obama on December 27, 2012
and can be found on the White House website.
According to a
December 28, 2012 article by The Weekly Standard,
Vice President Biden earned $225,521 last year and after the pay raise
he is expected to net $231,900. The article went on to say that, "Members of Congress, from the House and Senate,
also will receive a little bump, as their annual salary will go from
$174,000 to 174,900. Leadership in Congress, including the speaker of
the House, will likewise get an increase."
Chart from Weekly Standard article
The executive order will increase rates of pay for federal workers half
of one percent, which have been frozen since 2010. In an
update to the article the Congressional Budget Office told the Weekly
Standard that the "President’s pay raise for federal workers will cost
$11 billion over ten years."
Updated 1/3/2013 |
