Washington, March 5 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker issued the following press release:
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Vice Chair of the Budget Committee, introduced the Stop Unemployment Fraud Act (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.lankford.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Stop-Unemployment-Fraud-Act.pdf__;!!BSgrhSFG!CW483aQqsyrqeD17IGuNozr8qZB7p59mRBrfnDFnU0osH9Aw7WXbAq8kSR0cMvUl5OuDwWqxZylKPX8rLiNY7U_N2S70V2drBqTZ2g2q$) alongside US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) to strengthen safeguards against fraud in the unemployment insurance system and protect taxpayer dollars.
"Bad actors stole more than $100 billion in pandemic-era unemployment benefits, and recent discoveries in Minnesota illustrate that vulnerabilities in the unemployment system ...