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FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> A cohort of Senate Republicans<\/a> are launching an anti-fraud task force to mirror the efforts of the Trump administration in its multibillion-dollar fraud crusade.<\/p>\n

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is leading the group of nine Senate Republicans in their formation of the Anti-Fraud Task Force, a group that will examine fraud, waste and abuse across federal programs, identify vulnerabilities in those programs, and ensure that the buck stops where the flow of funding begins: Congress.<\/p>\n

“The fraud epidemic burdening our country is one of the most pressing issues facing Americans today,” Schmitt said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “It\u2019s organized theft<\/a> on a national scale, and the Americans paying the price are the ones swinging the hammer and driving the trucking, working their tails off to make ends meet.”<\/p>\n

TRUMP SAYS ANTI-FRAUD EFFORTS ARE UNCOVERING BILLIONS IN WASTE, CLAIMS SAVINGS COULD BALANCE BUDGET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Our Task Force will go after the fraud rings and bad actors exploiting our systems and robbing Americans,” he continued. “Following President Trump’s<\/a> lead, we\u2019re declaring war on fraud.”<\/p>\n

Schmitt has recruited Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., Katie Britt,<\/a> R-Ala., Ashley Moody, R-Fla., Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis.<\/p>\n

SENATE REPUBLICAN PUSHES OVERHAUL TO CUT RED TAPE AND SPEED UP AMERICAN ENERGY PROJECTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Johnson contended that depending on the database you accessed \u2014 like the Government Accountability Office or LexisNexis \u2014 the amount of federal government fraud fluctuated between $250 billion and $1 trillion per year.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s nearly impossible to recover those funds through prosecutions, so we must focus on preventing the money from getting to the fraudsters in the first place,” Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Schmitt\u2019s task force is meant to align with the Trump administration\u2019s anti-fraud efforts led by Vice President JD Vance,<\/a> whom President Donald Trump tapped to be his anti-fraud czar, that were launched earlier this year.<\/p>\n

SENATE REPUBLICAN EXPANDS CHILDCARE FRAUD CRACKDOWN TO MORE BLUE STATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Vance\u2019s operation hit the ground running in April and identified nearly $6.3 billion in government contracts believed to be tied to potentially fraudulent businesses. Those findings showed nearly 400 businesses would be required to prove they had legitimate operations and physical addresses.<\/p>\n

In May, the task force withheld $1.4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers<\/a> nationwide.<\/p>\n

Schmitt\u2019s effort isn\u2019t the only one in the Senate, either. Sen. Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has been ramping up anti-fraud efforts since the beginning of the year in the wake of the Minnesota fraud scandal.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cassidy launched an anti-fraud task force cracking down on abuses in Minnesota that has since expanded to other blue states, including New York, Michigan and Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republicans-declare-war-organized-theft-government-fraud-crackdown <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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