FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 1, 2011
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WASHINGTON, DC – In response to a proposal by Senate Republicans that would extend the pay freeze for federal workers through 2015, Joseph A. Beaudoin, president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, released the following statement:

“The payroll tax cut is designed to help America’s middle-class families who are struggling in this tough economy. So it’s incomprehensible why some senators, to offset the costs of the payroll tax cut, have proposed freezing pay once more for middle-class federal workers across the nation – 62 percent of whom only earn between $25,000 to $75,000 a year.

“The current federal worker pay freeze, which went into effect last year, is expected to save the United States $50 billion over two years. Our nation’s federal workers are already doing their part to address a financial crisis they did not cause. “

The Republican proposal also includes an irresponsible plan to cut up to one-in-10 federal jobs – jobs that ensure our food, water, airports, borders, nuclear power plants and highways are safe.
 
 
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NARFE, one of America’s oldest and largest associations, was founded in 1921 with the mission of protecting the earned rights and benefits of America’s active and retired federal workers. The largest federal employee/ retiree organization, NARFE represents the retirement interests of nearly 5 million current and future federal annuitants, spouses, and survivors.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
CONTACT:
Legislative Department
703-838-7760
leg@narfe.org
 

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the unanimous passage of the Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2456) by the House last night, Joseph A. Beaudoin, President of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, released the following statement:

“Unlike other active proposals that would inflict further harm on federal workers injured in their service to America, this bill provides a thoughtful approach to reforming federal workers’ compensation laws. 

“In addition to expanding coverage for injuries or illnesses caused by a terrorist attack, this legislation also offers common-sense cost-saving measures to improve the processing of claims and reduce improper payments. As a result, both injured federal workers and America’s taxpayers will benefit.

“On behalf of the nation’s injured retired and active federal employees, we hope the Senate makes this proposal law and abandons a harmful proposal currently awaiting a vote by the full chamber that would burden injured federal workers in their older years.”

In July, Beaudoin testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia to oppose legislation in the Senate (S. 261) that would cause further harm to workers who were disabled while serving their country.
 
 
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NARFE, one of America’s oldest and largest associations, was founded in 1921 with the mission of protecting the earned rights and benefits of America’s active and retired federal workers. The largest federal employee/ retiree organization, NARFE represents the retirement interests of nearly 5 million current and future federal annuitants, spouses, and survivors.