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Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Less than $1 billion has been recaptured of the total taxpayer dollars lost in improper UI payments over the course of the pandemic, according to testimony from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Inspector General Larry Turner, who also raised the “low-end” estimate of the total losses from $87 billion to $163 billion. Outside experts say the number could be as high as $400 billion.

While Republican Committee Members have sounded the alarm on COVID-related fraud for more than a year, the Biden Administration has no idea how many tax dollars have been lost to fraud or improperly paid.

Brady Responds to GAO Red Flags on COVID Unemployment Fraud

June 07, 2022 — Blog

New reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raise red flags about unemployment fraud during the pandemic that Democrats ignored despite Ways and Means Republicans’ demands for preventive measures and oversight hearings for at least two years.   GAO will place the ...

FACT CHECK: Health Care Prices Soared Under Democrats’ Broken Health Care Law

April 05, 2022 — Blog

Democrats are celebrating the 12-year anniversary of their partisan health care law that led to higher prices and families losing coverage and access to their doctors, among other big problems. Here are the facts. Democrats’ broken health care law meant higher prices: The average price paid for health insurance (“premiums”) jumped by 143 percent ...

WATCHDOG: Less than $1 Billion Recovered as Key UI Fraud Estimate Increases to $163B

March 25, 2022 — Blog

Key Takeaways: Less than $1 billion has been recaptured of the total taxpayer dollars lost in improper UI payments over the course of the pandemic, according to testimony from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Inspector General Larry Turner, who also raised the “low-end” estimate of the total losses from $87 billion to $163 billion. Outside experts ...