Key Panels Back Pay Parity

The heads of the House Government Reform Committee and Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, have issued statements in favor of maintaining pay parity. Wrote House panel chairman Rep. Thomas Davis, R-Va.: “Pay parity demonstrates that both military and civilian workers are essential to maintaining the success, strength and general welfare of our nation.” Similarly, Senate panel chair Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, wrote that “it is my strong view that civilian employees should also be rewarded for their work on the front lines during these difficult times and be granted a pay raise on par with military personnel.”