If you defraud the American taxpayer, you ought to go to jail for your crimes.
I’m thankful for President Trump’s proposal to ensure minimum sentences on fraudsters who take advantage of our publicly funded programs. The ball is in your court Congress.
Let this serve as a warning to those who are thinking about stealing from our most vulnerable, we will find you and you will serve time.
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For anyone wanting the specifics: at the Aug. 5 White House event, Stephen Miller called for mandatory minimums, along with state-federal data sharing and more money for investigators. He also claimed data sharing alone could solve 95 percent of the problem. Which of the three do you think matters most?
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