Rep. Rahm Emanuel said "This amendment would cut down on that type of fraud and bring real accountability to the system. A billion dollars to dead farmers still getting government benefits. I think a Chicago alderman would be jealous of this type of benefit. So after that report, a number of us put in an amendment to bring the type of accountability to the Department of Agriculture for the type of benefits that are applied and should only be applied to farmers who are farming, obviously, their farm and working, but not to dead farmers and to people who should not be receiving what they estimate is close to $1 billion. So I want to thank the chairman for allowing me to offer this to track down the fraudulent payments that have gone on in the Department of Agriculture and eliminate the type of waste, fraud, and abuse that exist." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 26, 2007

This amendment would cut down on that type of fraud and bring real accountability to the system. A billion dollars to dead farmers still getting government benefits. I think a Chicago alderman would be jealous of this type of benefit. So after that report, a number of us put in an amendment to bring the type of accountability to the Department of Agriculture for the type of benefits that are applied and should only be applied to farmers who are farming, obviously, their farm and working, but not to dead farmers and to people who should not be receiving what they estimate is close to $1 billion. So I want to thank the chairman for allowing me to offer this to track down the fraudulent payments that have gone on in the Department of Agriculture and eliminate the type of waste, fraud, and abuse that exist.

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Rep. Rahm Emanuel

Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing fraud in government benefits for deceased farmers during a House floor debate.

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