[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1020-H1021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECKLESS SWAMP FUELS FRAUD

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in an era of fake news, it 
is refreshing to find editorialist Jerry Bellune, editor of the 
Lexington County Chronicle, expose the tragic fraud being perpetrated 
on taxpayers:

       The Washington Swamp set up criminals to steal billions of 
     dollars through fraud.
       In attempts to shovel money to the rest of us, Congress has 
     created an opportunity for criminal fraud.
       Their real victims are us, the American taxpayers, and our 
     great-grandchildren who will be paying for this folly for 
     generations to come.
       The reality is that those who created the CARES Act set us 
     up for up to $100 billion in fraud. The Labor Department 
     inspector general estimates $63 billion in tax dollars were 
     stolen.

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       As the Chronicle Tech Talk columnist Katie Ritchie has 
     warned, scammers wooed victims to convince them to give 
     personal information.

  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  Our sympathy to the family of Chamber of Commerce President Bill 
Mooneyhan.

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