PAYROLL TAX-CUT

NARFE is urging members to send a message to their members of Congress opposing a House-passed bill that would cut the pay and benefits of federal employees to finance the yearlong payroll tax holiday. A House-Senate conference committee will consider that bill and one passed by the Senate, which does not contain any cuts for feds.

The House bill "asks fewer than 2 percent of America's middle-class workers to pay for almost two-thirds of the entire payroll tax-cut extension.