{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://finstad.house.gov/2026/05/22/finstad-introduces-legislation-expressing-support-for-efforts-to-combat-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-federal-health-care-programs/", "Finstad\u00a0Introduces Legislation Expressing Support for Efforts to Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse\u00a0in Federal Health Care Programs", "2026-05-22", "2026", "2026-05", "Republican", "House", "MN", "Brad Finstad", "F000475", "finstad.house.gov", "finstad", "https://finstad.house.gov/media", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced the introduction of a resolution expressing support for continued efforts to safeguard Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs from waste, fraud, and abuse through strengthened program integrity measures, enhanced oversight, and coordinated enforcement actions. The resolution also recognizes the work of the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to investigate and prosecute fraud.\n\n\u201cFor far too long, fraud has run rampant through our federal health care programs, stealing billions of taxpayer dollars from hardworking Americans,\u201d said Rep. Finstad. \u201cI am proud to introduce this resolution that expresses Congress\u2019 support for ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs from bad actors who are personally profiting on the taxpayers\u2019 dime.\u201d\n\nFinstad continued, \u201cJust this week, the Department of Justice charged 15 people for alleged schemes that defrauded Minnesota Medicaid programs of $90 million. It is high time we put an end to this waste, fraud, and abuse, and restore integrity in our federally funded programs.\u201d\n\n\u201cCongressman Finstad has been a leader in exposing the billions stolen from our federal health care programs, including the rampant fraud in Minnesota. The RSC is committed to cracking down on every criminal who robs taxpayers through Medicare and Medicaid fraud. This is theft, plain and simple. I am proud to cosponsor this resolution and support the Trump administration\u2019s aggressive actions to hold bad actors accountable to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d said Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger.\n\nThis resolution was cosponsored by Reps. Don Bacon (NE-02), Tom Barrett (MI-07), Mike Haridopolos (FL-08), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Mary Miller (IL-15), August Pfluger (TX-11), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Dave Taylor (OH-02), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Daniel Webster (FL-11).\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-05-23T06:08:46Z", "2026-05-23T06:10:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://finstad.house.gov/2026/05/22/finstad-introduces-legislation-expressing-support-for-efforts-to-combat-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-federal-health-care-programs/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.882323132827878, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}