Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More--Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More--Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff
OPM encourages agencies to offer maximum salary to Trump political appointees, encouraging them to sidestep agency HR offices & standard vetting process
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Trump Admin Encourages Max $200k Pay for Political Appointees as It Fires Veterans, Cancer Researchers, & More--Murray, Democratic Colleagues Demand Answers, List of Top-Paid Political Staff
OPM encourages agencies to offer maximum salary to Trump political appointees, encouraging them to sidestep agency HR offices & standard vetting process
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