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Featuring: Blake Moore, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 1st Congressional District

Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending

Published July 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:16

If we want to get a handle on our national debt, we also need to address what I will call the invisible tax on the American people. And the data is staggering. The data are staggering. The Government Accountability Office estimates that US government loses as much as $500 billion in federal funds every year to fraud. So a half a trillion dollars is wasted because fraudsters and scammers cheat our systems. That's $400 per American household every year completely wasted. (08:16–08:22)

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“In ten years, the deficit will be greater than every penny spent by the federal government between 1789 and 2023.”
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“Fake ghost students are draining $180 million in financial aid.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 09:14-09:20
“One third of all hospices in the entire country, a third of hospice companies in the entire country are in Los Angeles.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 09:41-09:53
“CMS estimates that at least half of [hospices in Los Angeles] are fraudulent.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 09:53-09:57
“800 of those hospices have now been suspended.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 09:57-10:01
“New York recorded more than $750 million in improper unemployment insurance payments and $507 million in fraudulent payments just last year.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 13:55-14:06
“For every dollar Medicare spends on monitoring programs, the government sees almost $25 in savings.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 14:33-14:40
“We run approximately 1.8 to 1.9 trillion dollar deficit over the last few years.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 02:13-02:21
“During President Biden's four years and the first year that Republicans had the White House, House and Senate, we had an extraordinary feat…”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 02:25-02:41
“Portion of those tariff money after the SCOTUS ruling will be refunded back.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 03:16-03:21
“The world of tariff and trade policy will continue to play out where you will still get revenue to help us offset some of the deficits.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 03:31-03:40
“Fraudsters are stealing millions, hundreds of millions of dollars from child care programs.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 08:58-09:05
“They suspended licenses of 400 [hospices] and really only heard back from 12.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 09:57-10:01
“15% [of people contacted about hospice care] have come back from states...saying, no, I'm not on hospice.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 11:34-11:53
“90 companies associated with one address [in Los Angeles].”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 12:02-12:06
“House Republicans are focused on ensuring the services get to the people who actually need them and are not wasted or stolen.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 14:05-14:12
“We've worked to put new guardrails on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the TANF program to mitigate improper payments and ensure…”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 14:12-14:22
“Earlier this year, House Republicans passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability act, legislation that strengthened fraud prevention…”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 16:04-16:15
“We cannot lower our deficit without addressing the fraudulent spending across our country.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 16:58-17:03
“For a year and a half, Republicans have shone a light on the amount of this fraud and abuse and just the sheer waste.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 17:03-17:10
“I was told several months ago that they had canceled 400 licenses and only heard back from 12.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 17:19-17:25
“I'm grateful to bring Utah's sound fiscal policies to Washington on the House Budget Committee.”
Blake Moore Leads Special Order On The Federal Deficit And How To Reduce Federal Spending | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 18:09-18:14