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For federal employees, House budget plan could have familiar look

March 15, 2016 at 3:46 p.m. EDT
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A budget plan unveiled Tuesday by House Republicans is largely silent on federal employee pay and benefits, but the details to come could tell a familiar story.

A spending outline to be considered by the House Budget Committee on Wednesday “is very short on specifics, but I don’t think we’re off the hook yet,” said Jessica Klement, legislative director for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.