(The Center Square) – Vice President JD Vance called on leaders in Congress to codify more than $230 billion in fraud on Wednesday.
Vance met with House and Senate Republican leaders to discuss the next steps in the White House Fraud Task Force’s efforts to uncover fraudulent federal program spending. He said the task force has identified more than $230 billion in fraud over the last several months, but Congress needed to help enforce it.
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