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Walz Faces Pressure to Testify on Medicaid Fraud

1/5/2026

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz must attend an upcoming congressional hearing on alleged Medicaid and social services fraud.
Comer warns that Walz's absence would imply guilt.
The hearing follows a viral video accusing daycares of defrauding millions, with reports that these daycares are changing names and losing files.
Walz acknowledged the fraud and initiated a third-party audit of Medicaid billing and paused some payments.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz must attend an upcoming congressional hearing on alleged Medicaid and social services fraud.
Comer warns that Walz's absence would imply guilt.
The hearing follows a viral video accusing daycares of defrauding millions, with reports that these daycares are changing names and losing files.
Walz acknowledged the fraud and initiated a third-party audit of Medicaid billing and paused some payments.