House Passes Bill Targeting Welfare Fraud By Illegals Despite Dem Opposition

Some of those cases have drawn national attention

Some of those cases have drawn national attention.

Republicans have also pointed to reporting from independent journalist Nick Shirley, who has investigated alleged daycare fraud in Minnesota and California. GOP lawmakers cited those findings as evidence of systemic issues requiring legislative action.

“We have already seen why action is needed,” Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N. Y.

, said during a House GOP leadership news conference. “Independent journalist Nick Shirley helped expose a massive fraud scheme, showing how organized and widespread these scams can become even when oversight fails,” she said.