[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PENDING OPM CLAIMS

  (Mr. SUBRAMANYAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I have been 
hearing from so many constituents in northern Virginia about the Office 
of Personnel Management. That is because there are 16,000 retirement 
claims pending at OPM, and a lot of them are my constituents.
  We were making progress towards reducing that backlog. Then what 
happened? DOGE and this administration came in and started 
indiscriminately firing OPM employees. This even included the 
congressional liaisons who help our offices resolve retirement issues 
for Federal retirees.
  I have heard directly from my constituents who spent their careers 
serving this country. These folks are now waiting months or even years 
for their retirement benefits that they earned. This backlog directly 
impacts their ability to pay their bills, remain financially stable, 
and live with dignity.
  Our constituents are paying the price, and we are hearing about it. 
Let's inject some common sense and fix this process instead of firing 
key staff for short-term savings.

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