GOP lawmakers in Minnesota are calling for Gov. Tim Walz to resign over the exploding fraud crisis. (Getty Images)
They support the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) move earlier this week to freeze funding to several childcare grant programs in the state, including the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Social Services Block Grant programs.
Cassidy, who chairs the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called on Walz to provide receipts on several issues and warned that failure to do so could lead to even more streams of federal money flowing to Minnesota drying up.
The letter is backed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Lawmakers also demanded to know how many investigations the state has conducted into the matter since 2018, any oversight actions the state has taken, and why the Walz administration has, so far, not complied with a slate of recommendations from a DHS Office of Inspector General report that included action to recover overpayments, strengthen attendance monitoring at childcare facilities and implement real-time electronic attendance reporting.
Cassidy and Senate Republicans gave Walz until Jan. 22 to comply with their slate of requests.
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"The Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse," they wrote. "And the United States Senate is exercising its duty to ensure proper stewardship of federal taxpayer dollars for child care programs, and we take this responsibility very seriously."
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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