https://freerepublic.com/tag/crookedopportunist/ en-us Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:00:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4362438/posts @SenRandPaul I just introduced the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act to ensure taxpayer-funded benefits are reserved for Americans. This bill ends federal funding for programs like TANF, Medicaid, and SNAP for illegal immigrants, refugees, asylees, and new entrants. A recent massive fraud scheme—estimated by federal prosecutors to reach $9 billion, shows exactly why we must do more to protect American taxpayers from theft and abuse. Safeguarding public funds is more urgent than ever. The fraud involved dozens of individuals—many from Minnesota’s Somali community, who set up businesses and non-profits claiming to provide housing, food, or healthcare assistance, then billed federally... paul.senate.gov https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4362438/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:00:30 GMT