Nydia M. Velazquez said "Today we are considering H.R. 5426, which will require the SBA to put a link to the IG's fraud hotline on its website for whistleblowers to report suspected fraud. The good news is that the Biden administration SBA already has a link to the OIG's hotline on its main landing page, but with this bill, it will be here to stay. In July, Inspector General Ware testified that his office has received 250,000 hotline complaints since the beginning of the pandemic, and more than 90,000 have been identified as actionable. This amounts to more than 100 years of investigative casework. To that end, the single most important action we can take to support the OIG is to make sure we give them the resources they need to investigate bad actors. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the efforts of Ms. Van Duyne and Mr. Landsman to curb fraud, and I reserve the balance of my time." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 28, 2024

Today we are considering H.R. 5426, which will require the SBA to put a link to the IG's fraud hotline on its website for whistleblowers to report suspected fraud. The good news is that the Biden administration SBA already has a link to the OIG's hotline on its main landing page, but with this bill, it will be here to stay. In July, Inspector General Ware testified that his office has received 250,000 hotline complaints since the beginning of the pandemic, and more than 90,000 have been identified as actionable. This amounts to more than 100 years of investigative casework. To that end, the single most important action we can take to support the OIG is to make sure we give them the resources they need to investigate bad actors. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the efforts of Ms. Van Duyne and Mr. Landsman to curb fraud, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Said by

Nydia M. Velazquez

New York

Source

govinfo.gov

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