A case in point is the next bill on todays schedule which would give preferential retirement treatment to Customs employees. If these two bills are enacted today. we can expect a long procession of similar bills providing identical treatment for a long list of occupations which in the past have been seeking this advantage. This list includes: deputy marshals. whose duties are limited to office administration. civilian marine officers. employees in any occupation where there is a greater than normal exposure to disease or accident. employees engaged in operating civilianmanned vessels or dredges. immigration inspectors. appraiser guards in the Bureau of Customs. postal employees who carry firearms and whose duties include protection of the mail. civilian armed guards charged with maintaining security of U.S. naval shore establishments. Panama Canal ship pilots. aircraft pilots. collection officers with Internal Revenue Service. coal mine inspectors and investigators. and employees engaged in construction or maintenance of highvoltage powerlines. I repeatthat if this bill is enacted. the employees in these occupations would. with persuasive logic. demand equal treatment In the matter of more liberal retirement rights and benefits.
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