Washington, April 7 -- Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) and Congressman Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Preventing the Repatriation of American Benefits Act in response to the fraud and national security threats exposed across Minnesota's social service programs.
This legislation is designed to ensure that federal assistance remains within the United States by restricting the amount of money noncitizens receiving federal benefits can send abroad. The bill revokes welfare eligibility for non-citizens who send more than $1,000 back to their country annually.
This comes in the wake of reports that at least $9 billion of American taxpayer dollars were siphoned off through fr...