COVID fraud by the billions

Waste, fraud and abuse cost the U.S. up to $163 billion throughout the pandemic.

House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer held a hearing “to investigate COVID-19 fraud.” He hauled officials from the Department of Labor in to explain where it went and what’s being done about it.

“There has been massive amounts of fraud. We want to know if there’s a way to claw back any of this money,” Comer told reporters. The committee also wants to know “if there’s a way to hold people accountable for wrongdoing, and what steps these different government agencies have done to prevent this in the future.”

The oversight committee concentrated on the overwhelming evidence of theft in the aid programs. He’s convinced the testimony will “infuriate every American” enough to wonder “Where has Congress been for the last two years?” Nobody questioned any of the rampant funding abuse.

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