Unemployment Insurance Fraud
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation to jumpstart recovery efforts on hundreds of billions…
Read More (Ways and Means Approves Plan to Recover Hundreds of Billions in Misspent, Stolen Unemployment Benefits)As prepared for delivery “At the height of the COVID pandemic, government lockdowns shuttered Main Street businesses and kept American…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 1163, the Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act)WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability…
Read More (Smith, Comer, Ways and Means Republicans Introduce Legislation to Recover Hundreds of Billions in Stolen Unemployment Benefits)Washington, DC – After President Biden once again declared “the watchdogs are back” during the State of the Union yesterday, a hearing…
Read More (Ways and Means Republicans Seek Answers on Hundreds of Billions in Fraudulent Unemployment Benefits)WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) shined a spotlight today on how Democrats, at every turn, blocked investigations into the greatest theft…
Read More (Chairman Smith Opening Statement: The Greatest Theft of Taxpayer Dollars – Unchecked Unemployment Fraud)WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Biden Administration’s failure to provide timely accountings of the size, scope, and severity of pandemic…
Read More (Chairman Smith Invites DOJ “Chief Pandemic Prosecutor” to Testify on Greatest Theft of Taxpayer Dollars in American History)As the scandal involving NFL-quarterback Brett Favre and the misuse of welfare dollars in the state of Mississippi makes clear,…
Read More (In Light of Favre Welfare Scandal, GOP Members Renew Calls for Accountability)In a series of letters to top officials, Ways and Means Republicans have laid the groundwork for an onslaught of…
Read More (Republicans Vow to Hold the Government Accountable)In a new op-ed, the Wall Street Journal editorial board warns against potential electioneering by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),…
Read More (WSJ: Dems Get an Election Day Boost from the IRS)With less than a month before the 2022 midterm elections, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sent a mailer to 9…
Read More (Brady Seeks Info About IRS Tax Credit Mailers Given Suspicious Political Timing and Potential for Fraud)