{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://finstad.house.gov/2026/06/10/finstad-leads-minnesota-congressional-republicans-in-letter-urging-governor-walz-and-attorney-general-ellison-to-resign-after-house-oversight-fraud-report/", "Finstad Leads Minnesota Congressional Republicans in Letter Urging Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison to Resign After House Oversight Fraud Report", "2026-06-10", "2026", "2026-06", "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) led Minnesota Congressional Republicans in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison urging them to resign following the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\u2019s recent report on the committee\u2019s investigation into Minnesota\u2019s fraud scandals. The report, \u201cThe Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota\u2019s Fraud Explosion,\u201d exposed how Governor Walz, Attorney General Ellison, and other senior Minnesota state officials had been aware of the widespread fraud in federally funded social programs for years, and failed to address it.\n\n\u201cThe leaders and officials who are responsible for safeguarding taxpayer dollars have allowed fraud to plague our federally funded assistance programs and must be held accountable,\u201d said Rep. Finstad. \u201cIt is absolutely unacceptable that Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison were not only aware of the fraud running rampant throughout our state but also possessed the legal and procedural authority to prevent it, ignored and dismissed warnings from employees and whistleblowers, and still repeatedly failed to act.\u201d\n\nFinstad continued, \u201cAs a result of the inaction of our state\u2019s so-called leaders, billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars were diverted to bad actors instead of helping Minnesotans in need. My fellow Minnesota Congressional Republicans and I are calling on Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison to resign and will work to restore confidence and public trust in our federally funded assistance programs.\u201d\n\n\u201cIf these allegations are true, Tim Walz and Keith Ellison should leave office in handcuffs. At the very least, they should resign from office in disgrace. Public officials need to be held accountable for allowing billions of taxpayer dollars to be stolen from Minnesotan and American taxpayers. We\u2019ve had enough,\u201d said Rep. Tom Emmer.\n\n\u201cThe House Oversight Committee\u2019s report strips away any doubt that Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison not only turned a blind eye to the fraud, they actively protected it. Since 2019, they have silenced and intimidated whistleblowers who tried to sound alarms. Their negligence has turned Minnesota into a playground for criminals. If Walz & Ellison have any respect left for the Minnesotans they betrayed, they will resign immediately,\u201d said Rep. Michelle Fischbach.\n\n\u201cThe House Oversight Committee\u2019s bombshell report concludes that Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison knew about the rampant fraud in Minnesota since 2019 and failed to act, allowing billions in taxpayer dollars to be stolen. Their inaction seriously betrayed the trust of Minnesota\u2019s taxpayers. I commend Vice President Vance for referring both Walz and Ellison to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation. As the DOJ reviews the evidence, they must resign from office immediately,\u201d said Rep. Pete Stauber.\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-06-11T06:38:38Z", "2026-06-11T06:41:07Z"]], "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/2026/06/10/finstad-leads-minnesota-congressional-republicans-in-letter-urging-governor-walz-and-attorney-general-ellison-to-resign-after-house-oversight-fraud-report/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 4.192969063296914, "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"}