Article Title: Federal Pay Freeze, Cap Defeated in Senate Vote Snippet of Article: "...Kaufman also said federal civil servants sacrifice compensation when they choose to enter the government workplace. The Federal Salary Council reported last year that federal employees made an average of 26 percent less than those working in comparable private-sector jobs. ..."
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Rep. Emmer to Newsmax: Shutdown Is About Schumer Losing Leadership
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The government is at a stalemate because Senate Minority Leader Chuck
Schumer, D-N.Y., is "afraid of losing his leadership post," Rep. Tom Emmer,
R-Minn., ...