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Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, which would give civilian federal workers an across-the-board 2.6 percent raise:

“Today the House of Representatives is again leading the way and showing civilian federal workers that they are valued by their country. We also showed that there is a better alternative to the destructive policies of President Trump, who rewarded civil servants’ hard work with a pay freeze, a shutdown, and 35 days of suffering.

“The shutdown which just concluded was a major calamity for the country, but I believe it did remind Americans how important their government services and the committed federal employees who provide them are. This pay raise for federal employees is the right thing to do, and I thank Congressman Connolly, Majority Leader Hoyer, and my other colleagues from the National Capital Region for offering it.”

Beyer was an original cosponsor of the legislation, introduced by his Northern Virginia colleague Rep. Gerry Connolly.

Congressman Don Beyer represents nearly 87,000 federal employees, the largest number of any Member of the House of Representatives. The Senate companion version of his legislation to grant furloughed federal employees affected by the shutdown back pay was signed into law earlier this month.