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Linda McMahon: “We found out there were dead people with stolen identities…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

'You Believe That This Fraud Was A Result Of Foreign Actors?': Comer Asks McMahon About Fraud In DoE

Published May 27, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:44

Amazing. Amazing what a photo ID could prevent. It was a small thing to put in place that suddenly just gave us an opportunity to say stop. And so We found out there were dead people with stolen identities. Those are the ghost students. I'm a believer in photo IDs. I can tell you that there are people on this committee who are not. And I think just in the. (02:44–02:51)

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“We've had about $59 million, an additional $59 million saved from going out.”
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“We started with much more sophisticated technology, a lot of AI use as well.”
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“We were able then to stop these loans, these payments going out for these applications.”
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“The Department of State clearly, I think, is the right place for section, you know, 117, which is the foreign money that is coming in.”
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“We are continuing impact aid. As a matter of fact, last year we got it out faster than it ever gotten out before.”
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