Federal workers were on Capitol Hill this afternoon calling on Congress to fund agencies and secure theirbenefits.Lobbying this week coincides with yesterday's White House fiscal 2021 budget release, which once againproposes chipping away at federal worker benefits while ordering agencies to emulate the private sector.Like last year, the Trump fiscal plan would cut cost-of-living payment increases for federal retirees, alterretirement benefits and shrink the interest rate for some savings plan investments.The American Federation of Government Employees, which is hosting its annual meeting in Washingtonthis week, said the changes would cut its members' retirement benefits in half.
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