The recent child care fraud scandal in Minnesota exposed a twofold problem: first, the blatant and ongoing misuse of taxpayer dollars, and second, that some of these offenders were not even American citizens. A sovereign nation can do better than allowing foreigners into our country to steal money from the American taxpayer. It is clear that Congress must exert its authority to crack down on this abuse. For this reason, I have introduced the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal Activity Act, which will impose just consequences for these offenders.

My legislation, which was introduced with the support of Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), would amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act and impose strict penalties........

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