Congressional Testimony

PRAC Chair Michael E. Horowitz testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee in a hearing titled, “Where Do We Go from Here? Examining a Path Forward to Assess Agencies’ Efforts to Prevent Improper Payments and Fraud,” to discuss what can be done to improve program integrity and ensure funding goes to the individuals and businesses it was intended to help.

PRAC Chair Michael E. Horowitz testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee in a hearing titled, “Examining Federal COVID-Era Spending and Preventing Future Fraud,” to discuss our work conducting oversight of the $5 trillion in pandemic relief funding and how the Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence uses data intelligence to fight fraud and improper payments.

On Wednesday, February 8th, PRAC Chair Michael Horowitz testified before the House Committee on Ways and Means in a hearing titled “Greatest Theft of Taxpayer Dollars: Unchecked Unemployment Fraud" to discuss our work protecting unemployment insurance pandemic relief from fraud, waste, and abuse.

PRAC Chair Michael Horowitz testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability in a hearing titled "Federal Pandemic Spending: A Prescription for Waste, Fraud and Abuse" to discuss our work protecting the $5 trillion in pandemic relief from fraud, waste, and abuse.

PRAC Chair Michael Horowitz testified before the Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis in a hearing titled “Examining Federal Efforts to Prevent, Detect, and Prosecute Pandemic Relief Fraud to Safeguard Funds for All Eligible Americans” to discuss our work protecting the $5 trillion in pandemic aid from fraud, waste, and abuse.