Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Uncovering Unemployment Fraud and Economic Growth

Uncovering Unemployment Fraud

• ⚠️ Accountability is highlighted as a key focus, with the Department of Labor for Government Efficiency exposing significant issues.
• 💰 Approximately $4.4 billion in CO funds were initially unused, with $1.4 billion returned to the state treasury and efforts underway to reclaim the rest.
• 🔍 Unemployment insurance fraud has been exposed, with over $400 million in fraudulent payments identified since 2020.
• 👶 Shockingly, over 25,000 individuals over 115 years old collected $59 million, and 28,000 individuals between one and five years old received $254 million in fraudulent payments.
• 🔮 Furthermore, payments totaling $69 million were sent to individuals not yet born, with one case involving a person due in 129 years.

Recovering Stolen Funds

• 🏛️ The Department of Labor is working to recover these stolen dollars and return them to the U.S. Treasury.
• ⚖️ While there was a five-year statute of limitations, an additional five years has been secured for investigations, with a call to eliminate statutes of limitations for fraud recovery.

Economic Growth and Jobs

• 📈 The report of 228,000 new jobs last Friday is seen as positive news for the American people.
• 🇺🇸 The primary focus is on growing the workforce and the economy, with the America at Work Tour visiting all 50 states.
• 🧑‍💼 The commitment is to keep the focus on the American worker and foster economic growth.