Word: federales
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The Athenaeum Group, the garage's builders, is required by law to provide a certain number of parking spaces for its One Kendall Square Development. But the Federal Clean Air Act of 1973 froze the number of commercial parking spaces allowed in Cambridge.
City officials have met repeatedly with the state Department of Environmental Quality Engineering and the federal Environmental Protection Agency to resolve the dilemma, and the city contends it can still grant exemptions.
The congressional votes also denied large raises for top federal executives and federal judges. Some lawmakers predicted that defeating the raises would accelerate an exodus from government service.
Indeed, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist said in a statement. "I deeply regret the congressional action, which has prevented the federal judges in this country from receiving a well-deserved pay raise....We will not be able to attract and retain the kind of judges we need...unless we pay...
The speaker gave no indication whether the vote would also repeal raises for federal judges and top executive branch officials. Members of Congress would see their annual salaries jump from $89,500 to $135,000 under the proposal.