Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Today’s Statement on an Auditor’s Report of the Abuse of Welfare, EBT Benefits
Today
I released the following statement regarding a report conducted by State
Auditor Suzanne Bump that investigated the administrating of welfare, EBT
benefits, and disability funds, and the lack of oversight and security of
possible fraudulent accounts and transactions:
“Spending
millions of taxpayer dollars on false claims and benefits for ineligible people
when others need and deserve assistance is outrageous beyond words. Clearly Commissioner Monahan understands
that, and is making progress on this front.
Yet today’s report by the Auditor tells the story of a system that
demands the strongest possible legislative reforms, many of which Senate
Republicans have been putting forth for the past several years, and which
shouldn’t be postponed any longer.
We have to
act now to rebuild the integrity of our system of public assistance and to make
sure that public funds are spent wisely, and for those who truly deserve them.”
Please click here to read the Auditor's report.
