Mitt Romney actually said...

If you do not, it did not seem like the penalties were substantial. I wonder, should we substantially increase the penalties for defrauding the government of the United States such that people really think twice about doing what so many did?

Context

Romney questions the adequacy of penalties for government fraud.

06/13/2023

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