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Christopher Shays: It is astounding when we find out what some of the fraud is. Some of it is perceived to be in a mistake where they were…

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
It is astounding when we find out what some of the fraud is. Some of it is perceived to be in a mistake where they were sent a $16 bill, it turned out to be $160 or $16,000, or a man being charged for giving birth to a child, just things that were so preposterous, but not, frankly, all that uncommon.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing instances of fraud in government programs.

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