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'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually

Published June 3, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:22

There was a list of the laring center. You were able to see receive this much. This is the address. These are the people. But Democrat government officials ignored that transparency. They had access to it. They ignored it. Well, they ignored that. But in many states, like New York State, Illinois, they refused any level of transparency. I believe that's true of the Governor of Wisconsin as well. (04:22–04:29)

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“There may be 6 million people now is what the current estimate is. 6 million people or phantom people taking advantage of those subsidies…”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 01:24-01:37
“The lowest estimate on an annual basis comes from GAO at $250 billion a year [in fraud].”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 01:41-01:47
“A fraudster in California in one year from May 22 to May 20 to April 2023, $270 million of claims. He was paid $178 million in fraud in…”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 02:12-02:30
“Democrats wanted a clean extension of the enhanced subsidy under Obamacare, even though once it expired, people got the subsidy anyway.”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 01:14-01:24
“They put the annual figure about a trillion dollars [in fraud].”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 01:51-01:55
“About $4.7 billion is being prosecuted out of a total of somewhere between 250 and 250 billion, $1 trillion in fraud.”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 03:24-03:37
“I believe that's true of the Governor of Wisconsin as well. Refusing to turn over records on some of the welfare benefits that Wisconsinites…”
'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually | Uploaded June 3, 2026 | 04:35-04:46