Darth Issa: Vader, I have managed to convince the House of Representatives to pass a bill to freeze Federal Government employees’ pay scales in 2013.
Darth Vader: Good work. Soon the Sith will make their run to planet Earth and they will take over from there.
Darth Issa: First the U.S. Postal Service has ended Saturday delivery, now this.
Darth Vader: The Federal Government of the United States underestimates the power of the Dark Side.
He never seems to quit, does he, Mr. Darrell Issa?
Here's information on the recent bill, HR 273, that just passed (per Federal Times):
http://www.federaltimes.com/...
The House on Friday passed a bill that would freeze federal employees’ pay scales for the rest of 2013.
HR 273, which passed 261-154, now proceeds to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it will have a tougher chance of passing. The White House said the Obama administration opposes extending the pay freeze, but stopped short of recommending a veto.
If it becomes law, the bill would overturn an executive order President Obama signed in December that would grant federal employees a 0.5 percent pay increase at the end of March. It would mean a third year of frozen pay scales for federal employees.
Federal employee groups and friendly lawmakers — mostly Democrats — denounced the bill, saying that federal employees have already sacrificed $103 billion over a decade through the existing pay freeze and an increase in retirement contributions for newly hired feds.
A couple of House Republicans voted against the Pay Freeze bill:
Republican Reps. Frank Wolf of Virginia and Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey broke with their party and denounced the bill on the House floor. In opposing the pay freeze, Wolf and LoBiondo cited the crucial work federal employees such as CIA and State Department officers do, and noted that some have lost their lives in the line of duty.
“Shame,” said LoBiondo. “That’s not what we should be about. This is wrong, and we should not do it.”
However, this is not what Darth Issa believes in:
But Republican backers of a pay freeze said that the nation’s budget crunch is too dire to spend even $11 billion on a pay raise this year.
“We have to make tough decisions,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
Tough decisions eh? What do you know about tough decisions on the U.S. budget? You're the one who along with Paul Ryan and those so-called "Republicans" voted to increase the deficit to its largest levels in history because of the bogus
http://www.ontheissues.org/...
Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
More on Darrell Issa's "concern" for the Federal Budget:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/...
“Federal employees are on average compensated 16 percent more than their private sector counterparts,” House Oversight and Government Reform chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in a statement. “If President Obama does not get serious about finding spending cuts to avoid his sequestration, many federal employees will be furloughed, resulting in an actual reduction in compensation and harm to productivity.”
Yeah, Darth Issa, keep talking. Keep talking. If you don't get serious about explaining your Iraq War votes, then we're just going to have to defeat you for re-election in California's 49th Congressional District.
So let's allow the great Henry Waxman to educate Darrell Issa a bit:
If you're in the 49th Congressional District of California or outside it and want to start un-Republican the strangehold Darrell Issa has on the district, then contact the San Diego County Democratic Party:
http://www.sddemocrats.org/
8340 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
Suite 105
San Diego, CA 92111
Phone: (858) 277-3367
Fax: (858) 571-0275
E-mail: info@sddemocrats.org
Ok. Time to get on the DCCC's asses as well.
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