SALEM — Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) joined Vice President JD Vance in the fight against fraud. Combatting fraud has long been a priority of Congresswoman Houchin, who leads H.R. 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act, and is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
“Each year, fraudsters cost Americans billions of dollars, and the problem is only growing,” said Rep. Houchin. “While Democrats allowed fraud to go unchecked and increase exponentially during the Biden presidency, Republicans are working to ensure that Americans and their tax dollars are protected from criminal fraud. I am proud to support Vice President Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in protecting Americans from being scammed.”
The Pledge reads:
I pledge to join the fight and do everything in my power to ensure that:
1. Vulnerable Americans, such as the elderly, indigent, and disabled, are protected from fraudsters who seek to prey on them.
2. Taxpayer-funded programs serve law-abiding Americans, not illegal aliens or fraudsters.
3. Taxpayer-funded benefits are not used by fraudsters to buy mansions or luxury cars.
4. Public agencies and officials work tirelessly and aggressively, coordinating at all levels of government, to stop fraud before payments go out the door.
5. Fraudsters face justice for their crimes in a court of law. Convicted fraudsters will be imprisoned and barred from ever receiving another penny of taxpayer dollars.
6. Illegal alien fraudsters are promptly arrested, prosecuted, imprisoned, and deported, never able to take advantage of Americans’ generosity again.
