The Commonwealth of Virginia happens to be located right next door to Washington, D.C. As such, it is home to offices for many federal agencies ? the Pentagon, the Patent & Trademark Office, the FDIC. It is also home to hundreds of thousands of federal employees who commute into Washington, D.C. every day.Given all that, I?d love to know the thoughts of Virginia's Senators and gubernatorial candidates on this bit of news:
As part of a proposal to curb government spending, a group of Republican senators has suggested halting federal pay raises next year.
So, these Republican Senators aren?t asking for sacrifice from the ultra-wealthy or from corporations. But they sure would like that paralegal making around $40,000/year to pay more than his or her share.
(Note: the Senate bill DOES exempt law enforcement and military. The House version is more moderate, only affecting top-level federal employees).
If you?d like to call Virginia's Senators and ask them about whether they will support this bill, here?s some useful information:
Allen, George- (R - VA)
Class I
204 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Web Form: allen.senate.gov/index.cfm?c=email
Warner, John- (R - VA)
Class II
225 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2023
Web Form: warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm
Or, if you want to contact Jerry Kilgore, try this:
Campaign Headquarters
P.O. Box, 17098
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 421-9966 phone
(804) 421-9968 fax