ELIMINATING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN MEDICAID

On 2025-05-15, Representative Andy Harris (R-MD-1) delivered a floor speech titled "ELIMINATING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN MEDICAID" in the House.

ELIMINATING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN MEDICAID

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)] [House] [Page H2082] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] ELIMINATING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN MEDICAID (Mr. HARRIS of Maryland asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. HARRIS of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, this week, the Energy and Commerce Committee finally attacked fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid system. I think every American knows that when government runs a program, there is fraud, waste, and abuse, and that is exactly what the Committee dealt with. For instance, 1 million people have committed fraud against the Medicaid system by being enrolled in two States. My colleagues across the aisle think it is a bad idea to eliminate that fraud, waste, and abuse because they all voted against it. This chart shows what actually happens when you eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse, and the Republicans increase spending in Medicaid by 25 percent over the next 10 years for the people who really need it: the pregnant women, the children, the disabled, the blind, the elderly, and we did it eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse. ____________________