Listen now! AFGE members speak out against federal budget cuts on "Inside Government"

Listen now! AFGE members speak out against federal budget cuts on "Inside Government"

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tune in now to AFGE's "Inside Government" as AFGE members speak out against federal budget cuts. The show, which originally aired on Friday, Sept. 7, is now available on demand.

AFGE Social Security Administration (SSA) Council 220 President Witold Skwierczynski discussed the impact budget cuts, office closures and reduced hours have on public service. Skwierczynski also provided new details of AFGE's contract with SSA.

Carolyn Federoff, executive vice president of the union's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Council 222, addressed the Ryan budget proposal and how it would affect HUD and other government agencies. Federoff also offered solutions to reduce the federal deficit.

Lastly, former AFGE National President Bobby Harnage discussed his proudest accomplishments as AFGE president and reflected on his career as a federal employee.

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"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C., and online at FederalNewsRadio.com. It is also available to millions of iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 650,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

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