WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jon Husted issued the following press release:

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today joined Vice President JD Vance, the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and other lawmakers at the White House for a roundtable discussion on efforts to eliminate fraud and abuse in the federal government and protect American taxpayers.

"Every dollar that is misused because of waste, fraud and abuse is a dollar we cannot invest in our local communities and strengthening our economy. And with a national debt at nearly $40 trillion, there is no money to waste. Our government has turned a blind eye to fraudsters for too long, but we have strengthened protections in the recent budget bill and under Vice President Vance's leadership, the Trump ad...