Putting a Pay Freeze Up for a Vote

The idea of freezing or cutting federal pay this year doesn't seem to be going away.

Ed O'Keefe notes today that House Republicans have included the idea of a pay freeze on YouCut, a project they've launched to let Americans vote on potential federal budget cuts. Here's what the GOPers have to say about a civil service pay increase:

As part of his budget, President Obama proposed providing federal civilian employees with a 1.4% pay raise next year. This year Federal employees received a 2% raise and since the year 2000 have received raises averaging 3.6% a year. USA Today recently reported that the typical federal worker is paid 20% more than a private-sector worker in the same occupation (median salary). This doesn't include the value of benefits like health care and retirement.

Not that they're trying to influence the vote or anything.