Just this week, the Labor Department sent a strike team to New York to crack down on unemployment insurance fraud that is costing taxpayers an estimated $2 million a day. New York recorded more than $750 million in improper unemployment insurance payments and $507 million in fraudulent payments just last year. House Republicans are focused on ensuring the services get to the people who actually need them and are not wasted or stolen. (13:55–14:06)
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Asserts that New York had $750 million in improper and $507 million in fraudulent unemployment payments last year.
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