Ryan Mackenzie: “Your department has now prevented more than $1 billion in…”

“Individuals who are not actually students, maybe not actually matriculating, not on the rolls. Significant fraud. In California alone, the state Chancellor's Office estimated that 25% of community college applicants in 2024 were bots. And Your department has now prevented more than $1 billion in fraudulent payments by restoring basic identity verification. that the prior administration had abandoned. Please tell me more about your efforts to crack down on fraud because this can have a real pernicious impact on regular families who are doing the right thing and applying.” (04:35–04:47)

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