Posted on 01/21/2026 3:38:27 PM PST by Libloather
A Democratic Virginia lawmaker is backing a bill that would ban the state from verifying a nonprofit’s eligibility to provide and receive federal taxpayer benefits, a move that comes as scrutiny over the misuse of taxpayer funds continues to intensify.
The introduction of House Bill 1369 by Virginia Democratic state Del. Jessica Anderson came in the wake of a massive fraud scandal involving nonprofits in Minnesota and amid pressure by the Trump administration for states to enact better oversight of how taxpayer money is spent.
"No state agency responsible for the administration of federal funds shall impose a requirement on a nonprofit charitable organization providing a federal public benefit to determine, verify, or otherwise require proof of eligibility of any applicant for such benefits," the one-page bill states.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Anderson's office.
The scrutiny over taxpayer funds doled out to nonprofits has increased following the burgeoning fraud scandal in Minnesota in which billions of dollars were lost due to fraud tied to the state's Somali community.
In December, the Justice Department announced that at least 78 people had been charged in the "Feeding Our Future" scandal – named for the Somali-linked nonprofit that allegedly bilked the coffers of St. Paul, Minnesota and Washington.
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I think even Al might have had a few limits.
Everything the Democratic Party does and proposes is bad for the country. Everything.
VA democraps have offered a slew of tyrannical laws which the deep state liar gov will sign.
Another torpedo through nobody is that stupid.
Nah, you haters! These funds are ALL LEGIT!
Nothing to see here, move along.
“ban the state from verifying a nonprofit’s eligibility to provide and receive federal taxpayer benefits”
All this fraud is a giant rat money laundering op to finance campaigns and vacation homes and we can’t jeopardize that money flow.
P.S. She says “Don’t look at whose lining my pockets.”
Va. may be a scam like Minnesota and the dems need money, dems don’t want to lose their cash cow.
I imagine there are lots of illegal aliens in Virginia, probably voting and helping to elect scumbags like Jessica Anderson and Abigail Spanburger.
There it is. Dims telling us what we already know. Cheating is the status quo no matte what.
Uh, Carter wasn’t old school. He never saw a tyrant he didn’t agree with, and he pushed to make the USA weak.
Carter was a graduate of the US Naval Academy and a submarine officer. In his own way he was a patriot. You’d never see him participating in an Antifa riot.
But he was way, way out of his league as president. Naive and self-righteous he was. Better for the country had he remained a peanut farmer and Sunday school teacher.
Of course your mileage may vary here.
I’m a vet but I know not all vets have the best intentions and he favored liberal policies and he weakened the military he served. Some vets let their politics overrule their constitutional responsibilities.
I totally agree with what you said there. I’m just of the opinion that we should not lump dumb Democrats like Carter in with the evil ones like Hillary and Obama.
But I will add that the dumb ones often do as much damage as the evil ones do.
Regards,
LR
DIMocRATs like crime and criminals. Many (likely “most) of them are criminals, corrupt and compromised. Be a criminal...support them and their criminal ideas.
Yes, everything - especially those Marines at Quantico and soldiers at Ft. Belvoir.
Hilarious!! You can’t make this stuff up!!!
It is Federal Funds. Not state funds. Tell them to go pound sand.
Time to open a few daycare in VA, and maybe a medical transportation company
It should be illegal for the maggots at nonprofits to receive any taxpayer dollars. I don’t support those commie ahoz.
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