Republicans are demanding answers after learning that the federal government has been stalling on paying out the pensions for retiring Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers.
In a Nov. 1 letter obtained by The Epoch Times, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) unveiled GOP findings about the long delays in approving pension payments owed to CBP agents.
The letter is addressed to U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja.
“We have received reports of unacceptable delays in the processing of retirement paperwork for retirees from U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” Biggs wrote. “These delays have resulted in months of uncertainty and financial hardship for some of America’s finest, many of whom spent decades putting their lives on the line to keep their fellow citizens safe.”…