“Spending
millions of taxpayer dollars on false claims and benefits for ineligible people
when others need and deserve assistance is outrageous beyond words. Clearly Commissioner Monahan understands
that, and is making progress on this front.
Yet today’s report by the Auditor tells the story of a system that
demands the strongest possible legislative reforms, many of which Senate
Republicans have been putting forth for the past several years, and which
shouldn’t be postponed any longer.
We have to
act now to rebuild the integrity of our system of public assistance and to make
sure that public funds are spent wisely, and for those who truly deserve them.”
