We've all seen examples of what happens when government programs move money out the door without adequate safeguards. During the pandemic, fraudsters exploited relief programs and stole billions of dollars that were intended to help Americans. One bill we took up last week would make permanent the anti-fraud tools to help to uncover billions in suspicious pandemic spending. Another one would require agencies to evaluate fraud risks before payments are made and give treasury additional authority to flag suspicious payments requested for review. (00:28–00:36)
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Asserts that a bill aims to make anti-fraud tools permanent to address pandemic spending.
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