J.D. Vance
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The problem is the fact that these programs are being defrauded to begin with.
They will not exist.
Our social safety net will disappear unless we take fraud more seriously.
Vance says they'll withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding from Minnesota.
He said this could extend to other states, too.
It's unclear, though, if there is legal authority to temporarily halt these funds.
The administration has been accusing Somali Americans in Minnesota of pillaging billions of dollars from taxpayers.
Almost 100 defendants, many of Somali descent, are facing federal charges.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
The problem is not going after the fraud.
The problem is the fact that these programs are being defrauded to begin with.
They will not exist.
Our social safety net will disappear unless we take fraud more seriously.
We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota.
in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money.
The problem is not going after the fraud.
The problem is the fact that these programs are being defrauded to begin with.
They will not exist.
Our social safety net will disappear unless we take fraud more seriously.
The providers on the ground in Minnesota have actually already been paid.