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Sen. Ron Johnson: Minnesota Somali Fraud Is "Tip of the Iceberg" — Census Power Grab

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

You know, my concern about what's been uncovered in Minnesota with the, you know, Somali childcare fraud and Medicaid fraud, that type of thing, is that people say, okay, well, we found it. That's the problem. It's literally just the tip of the iceberg. These programs have been designed to be abused, to be difficult to really investigate and convict people based on fraud. But the bottom line, Democrats have always just sought power. To conservatives, it makes no sense. I mean, I've got enough dealing with my own life. (04:31–04:41)

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