"Federal Employees' Wages Growing Faster Than Everybody Else’s"

"Pay freeze over, for government types anyway."

Only three worker categories have higher average wages than civilian federal government employees: company management, utilities, and mining. Even the high-demand information technology and finance fields offer lower average wages.

The latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) show that wages rose 2.9 percent in the federal government in 2014, on average, compared to 1.7 percent in the private sector.

When benefits such as pensions and health care are included, federal compensation increased 2.8 percent, on average, compared to 1.3 percent in the private sector.

Federal civilian workers had an average wage of $84,153 in 2014, compared to an average in the private sector of $56,350. The federal advantage in overall compensation (wages plus benefits) is even greater. Federal compensation averaged $119,934 in 2014, which was 78 percent higher than the private-sector average of $67,246.

Cato

"House, Senate negotiators reach budget deal"

"House and Senate negotiators unveiled an $85 billion agreement late Tuesday to fund federal agencies through the fall of 2015, averting another government shutdown and ending the cycle of crisis that has paralyzed Washington for much of the past three years."

I would be surprised if the White House elects to pass up an opportunity to re-fight the government funding battle, which they have claimed political victory for much of the past three years.

“I am very proud to stand here today with Chairman Ryan to say that we have broken through the partisanship and gridlock and reached a bipartisan budget compromise,” Murray said, calling the agreement “an important step in helping to heal some of the wounds here in Congress and show we can do something without another crisis around the corner.”

Interesting choice of rhetoric by Senator Murray, at a time when the Health Insurance system of Americans is in danger, she is focused on "helping to heal some of the wounds here in Congress."
I guess I should be glad she only tended to "some of the wounds", leaving her time to do the business her constituents elected her to do. 

For the details of the proposal, and perhaps more flourishes of meaningless rhetoric, click this link from the Washington Post.