Chairman Arrington Statement on Widespread Welfare Fraud in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to reports of the massive Minnesota welfare fraud scheme:
"During the pandemic more than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars intended for child nutrition, elderly care, and autism assistance was stolen in Minnesota under the leadership of Governor Walz and after repeated fraud warnings from hundreds of his own employees.
"It’s important to note, Democrats fought tooth and nail against congressional Republicans’ efforts to root out over a trillion dollars in waste and fraud in federal welfare programs in the Big Beautiful Bill.
"Next, Democrats attempted to reverse those anti-fraud measures as leverage for their government shutdown ploy. Now, congressional Democrats want Republicans to join them in extending yet another fraud-ridden, COVID-era program—expanded Obamacare subsidies.
"Taxpayers expect the federal government to provide safety net programs that actually help the most vulnerable Americans, not allow their hard-earned money to be needlessly wasted by fraudsters and incompetent politicians.
"I’ve got one question: which party do you most trust to steward your tax dollars?"
Chairman Arrington also discussed the issue on Newsmax’s National Report, outlining the scope of the widespread fraud under Governor Tim Walz.
Watch the full interview here
