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Federal Workers Overpaid

By Ernest Istook on January 31, 2012

Once again, another study confirms that federal workers are overpaid compared to the private sector. The Congressional Budget Office reports that federal employees on average are paid 2 percent more than people who work for businesses. But when you factor in the fringe benefits—health care, retirement, paid vacation, and so…

Sen. Schumer Once Again Spearheading Immigration Reform

By Deanna Gillen on January 24, 2012

Today, Sen. Charles Schumer went before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and proposed a one-year “deferred action” legal status to immigrants whose court removal cases have been administratively closed under new immigration initiatives. A long-time proponent of immigrant reform, Senator Schumer has…