Mary Gay Scanlon: “I apologize to my colleagues across the aisle. I didn't realize that I needed to delay my remarks until the next round.…”

“I apologize to my colleagues across the aisle. I didn't realize that I needed to delay my remarks until the next round. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert into the Record a letter from the Department of Labor, which states that H.R. 1163 would hinder efforts to tackle unemployment insurance fraud, delay payments, and undermine State efforts to modernize and protect the system from fraud. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania? There was no objection. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Washington, DC, February 27, 2023. Hon. Richard Neal, Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways & Means, Washington DC. Dear Ranking Member Neal: Thank you for your questions about proposed legislation coming before the Committee regarding Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud and overpayments. The Biden-Harris Administration and the Committee have shared goals of holding criminals accountable and combatting fraud in the UI program, and the Department of Labor (Department) will continue to both devote resources and take additional actions in pursuit of taxpayer funds. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department has worked diligently to maintain the integrity of the UI program and to guard vital relief dollars from fraud through varied efforts to direct, guide, and support state agency efforts.…”