White House Pushes Congress To Strengthen Welfare Fraud Laws After Task Force Findings
By: Breccan F. Thies | The Federalist
Welfare programs were created in a ‘high trust’ America that no longer exists.
THE WHITE HOUSE — Vice President J.D. Vance has been leading the charge against billions in taxpayer fraud. But to mobilize the entire federal government in combating the theft, Vance said Wednesday, Congress needs to create harsher punishments for fraudsters and force states to share data for welfare recipients.
Vance hosted a roundtable with members of Congress at the White House midweek, attempting to hammer out plans for legislation to strengthen the executive branch’s ability to investigate fraud and expand prosecutors’ options to penalize Americans and illegals committing fraud.
Since the start of Vance’s anti-fraud task force, the gr...