President Trump has told advisers he is not inclined to support a pay hike for federal employees. House and Senate negotiators are working to finalize a budget bill that will determine the salaries of federal workers. [Trump seeks to freeze pay in 2019 for federal workers]The chorus of voices from the right calling for a federal pay hike reflects an unusual pushback against Trump from members of his own party. The Congressional Budget Office said a 1.9 percent boost to federal pay rates would cost an estimated $3.3 billion in the 2019 fiscal year. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has not raised the question of a federal pay hike directly with the president, according to a House GOP leadership aide.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2018 00:45 UTC