Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the Payment Integrity Act after the alleged $9 billion childcare fraud in Minnesota. New rules require proof of care before federal payments are made.
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EXCLUSIVE:AtrioofRepublicansenatorsaremovingtooverhaulhowfederalchildcarefundsaredistributedafterwhattheycall“massfraud”inMinnesotaexposedasystemthatpaidprovidersbeforeverifyingchildrenwereeverintheroom.
Sen.TedCruz,R-Texas,joinedbysenatorsMikeLee,R-Utah,andRickScott,R-Fla.,isintroducingthePaymentIntegrityAct,legislationthatwouldrequirestatestodistributefederallyfundedchildcaredollarsbasedonverifiedattendance,notenrollmentclaims.
“ProgramsinMinnesotaforwelfareandchildcareweredesignedtochannelresourcesintoprotectingvulnerablechildrenbutweretreatedlikeanopenATMbycriminals,”CruztoldFoxNewsDigital.
“ThemassfraudinMinnesotashowsthatAmericantaxpayerscannolongerrelyonlocalandstatepoliticianstopreventabusesbecausethosepoliticiansoftenhaveelectoralandpartisanincentivestolooktheotherway.Mylegislationreducestherisk
