Washington, May 19 -- Congressman Vince Fong issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced the Creating Accountability in Loan (CAL) Repayment Act to rein in pandemic-era unemployment mismanagement and fraud and protect taxpayer-funded public resources.
Specifically, this legislation would require states with outstanding federal unemployment insurance (UI) debt to repay that debt before spending eligible additional federal funds they receive on any other purpose. Eligible funds include future flexible federal funding, like the CARES Act or American Rescue Plan.
The CAL Repayment Act is a direct response to California's failure to pay back its outstanding UI loan to the federal government, a f...