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Menendez Leads New Jersey Democrat Opposition Against Bill to Extend Pandemic Fraud Statute of Limitations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extending the statute of limitations on pandemic era fraudsters who stole billions of dollars during one of America's darkest hours should
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extending the statute of limitations on pandemic era fraudsters who stole billions of dollars during one of America’s darkest hours should have been a bi-partisan effort.
It wasn’t.
New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez led the charge in D.C., along with other New Jersey Democrats in a wider effort by the party to block the bill’s passage. That effort failed.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act on Tuesday, extending the statute of limitations for prosecuting COVID-era unemployment fraud from five to ten years. The bill, which received bipartisan support, aims to ensure those who stole pandemic relief funds are held accountable and taxpayer money is recovered.
