WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Congress should cut the U.S. government workforce by 200,000 and freeze civilian federal salaries for three years, a Republican lawmaker proposed.
The Cut Unsustainable and Top-heavy Spending, or CUTS, Act would cut spending $153 billion over five years, bringing the federal government in line with the private sector in seeking to do more with less, U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said.