On Friday I rose on the House Floor to share an undeniable truth: California is the Fraud Capital of America. The latest testament comes from the State Auditor, whose scathing new report identifies 8 separate state agencies as “high-risk.” That number has doubled under Newsom.
“High-risk” means the agencies are rife with “waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement," costing taxpayers billions. We already knew, of course, that Newsom allowed $32 billion in EDD fraud, lost $24 billion in homeless funds, and wasted $650 million on a scrapped 911 system.
On top of all that, I noted that California is now the only state in the country that failed to repay its COVID loan, In other words, our governor is literally a deadbeat. Because Newsom defaulted on the loan, our small businesses now have to repay $20 billion through automatic tax increases.
The way to make the federal government work better, then, is to do the opposite of what Newsom has done. For instance, I was in-studio at CNN following President Trump’s address, and noted the way to make America more affordable is to make our policies less like California's.
Also in DC, I chaired a hearing of my Education Subcommittee on an important topic: declining participation in youth sports across America, largely because of exorbitant costs, and the negative impact this is having on young people. You can see Fox News’ coverage of the hearing here.
In a Judiciary hearing on retail theft, I discussed with San Diego’s District Attorney how our victory over Newsom on Prop. 36 is making California safer. And in the Transportation Committee, I helped pass a bill to assure air traffic controllers never go without paychecks again.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and joyful holiday season.