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“RECKLESS SWAMP FUELS FRAUD” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1020-H1021 on March 3.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
RECKLESS SWAMP FUELS FRAUD
(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in an era of fake news, it is refreshing to find editorialist Jerry Bellune, editor of the Lexington County Chronicle, expose the tragic fraud being perpetrated on taxpayers:
The Washington Swamp set up criminals to steal billions of dollars through fraud.
In attempts to shovel money to the rest of us, Congress has created an opportunity for criminal fraud.
Their real victims are us, the American taxpayers, and our great-grandchildren who will be paying for this folly for generations to come.
The reality is that those who created the CARES Act set us up for up to $100 billion in fraud. The Labor Department inspector general estimates $63 billion in tax dollars were stolen.
As the Chronicle Tech Talk columnist Katie Ritchie has warned, scammers wooed victims to convince them to give personal information.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
Our sympathy to the family of Chamber of Commerce President Bill Mooneyhan.
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