President Joe Biden will 'PROPOSE' raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000

Article Title: President Joe Biden will 'PROPOSE' raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000
Snippet of Article: "President Joe Biden will propose raising taxes on Americans earning more than $400,000 to boost funding for Medicare and expand the program's ability to negotiate lower costs for prescription drugs in a bid to fix an imminent funding crisis. Biden, who will release his full budget proposal on Thursday in Philadelphia, said he will propose three key changes including the tax hike and new rules to reduce prescription drug costs. ..."

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

[tag] Proposals vs Real Action, Biden,taxes, [/tag]

Federal workers' union suggests it will accept Biden vaccine mandate

Article Title: Federal workers' union suggests it will accept Biden vaccine mandate
Snippet of Article: "...The union, which said it has urged the workers it represents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, said it will work to ensure government agencies accommodate employees getting immunized..."

Source: www.reuters.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Federal workers asked to volunteer for 'urgent' border effort amid influx of children

Article Title: Federal workers asked to volunteer for 'urgent' border effort amid influx of children
Snippet of Article: "...The Department of Health and Human Services, which partnered with the Office of Personnel Management, is seeking volunteers for up to 120-day deployments to work for the HHS program that serves unaccompanied migrant children in the US, according to an OPM memo and job posting for federal employees...Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked department employees to volunteer to help support the "surge" of migrants along the US- Mexico border, calling the situation overwhelming..."

Source:www.cnn.com

[tag] Federal Employee News, Federal Civil Service, [/tag]

Will Biden Live Up to His Pay Promises to Federal Workers and Social Security?

Article Title: Biden Vows to Raise Federal Employees' Pay and Protect Benefits
Snippet of Article: "...Joe Biden this week promised that if he is elected president, he would provide federal employees with “regular pay increases” and abandon proposals by the Trump administration to make them contribute more to their retirement and other non-salary benefits...“We must make Social Security more generous and increase its benefits so that current and future retirees enjoy the dignified retirement they’ve earned,” Biden wrote..."

Source: www.govexec.com

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