Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Obama Administration Efforts to Claw Back Enlistment Bonuses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding reports of the Obama administration’s attempts to claw back, in some cases via debt collectors and wage garnishment, enlistment bonuses that had been paid to members of the California National Guard: 

“I applaud Secretary Carter for taking steps today to ensure that American soldiers who received enlistment bonuses due solely to bureaucratic error will not be forced to repay their well-deserved money. No administration should ever force men and women who have selflessly volunteered their lives in service to our Nation to repay a government-offered enlistment incentive. I encourage any soldiers currently residing in Texas who may have been affected by this issue to contact my office, and we will do everything we can to ensure that the obligations the government made to our men and women in uniform are honored.” 

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