Angie Craig said "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the passage of my bipartisan bill to cut back on wasteful government spending, the LIVE Beneficiaries Act. My bill, with my colleague, Representative Gus Bilirakis, passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support this week. That level of support speaks to just how much sense this bill makes. It requires Medicaid to check the death records each quarter, so they stop paying benefits to deceased enrollees sooner. Between 2009 and 2019, more than $249 million in these improper payments were made across 14 States, $3.7 million in my State of Minnesota. It is a commonsense bill in a town where more common sense is needed. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their support. ___________________

On the recordSeptember 19, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the passage of my bipartisan bill to cut back on wasteful government spending, the LIVE Beneficiaries Act. My bill, with my colleague, Representative Gus Bilirakis, passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support this week. That level of support speaks to just how much sense this bill makes. It requires Medicaid to check the death records each quarter, so they stop paying benefits to deceased enrollees sooner. Between 2009 and 2019, more than $249 million in these improper payments were made across 14 States, $3.7 million in my State of Minnesota. It is a commonsense bill in a town where more common sense is needed. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their support. ____________________

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Angie Craig

Democratic · Minnesota

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Congressional Record · 2024-09-19

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