Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to H.R. 6078 and urge the House to exercise good judgment by rejecting this legislation which grants preferential retirement benefits to customs and immigration inspectors. In speaking against this legislation. I do so. Mr. Speaker. with the realization that the dam has already been breached with special interest retirement legislation through the enactment last year of a bill which gave similar preference to Federal firefighters. I find it difficult to understand or explain the inconsistency of the executive branch in favoring one bill for firefighters and opposing another for customs and immigration inspectors. but the fact that preferential retirement for firefighters was signed into law does not make preferential retirement for customs and immigration inspectors any more reasonable or justifiable. The fact is. that by enactment of this bill the Government would be helping to create a situation conducive to competition between various groups within the civil service retirement system for ever higher annuity formulas. without regard to such consideration as good management and retirement policy. Following this legislation.
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