Don Tracy: Washington Needs More Common Sense Anti-Fraud Reforms
SPRINGFIELD — Recent proposals advanced by Florida lawmakers to strengthen anti-fraud protections and recover stolen taxpayer dollars would increase penalties for fraud, bolster law enforcement tools to investigate and prosecute scams, improve oversight of taxpayer-funded programs, and help recover money stolen from taxpayers.
"Taxpayers work hard for their money and deserve to know that federal dollars are going to the people and programs they were intended to help, not fraudsters, scammers, and criminals gaming the system," said Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy.
"For too long, career politicians have treated oversight as an afterthought. The result is billions of taxpayer dollars lost to fraud, waste, and abuse while working families struggle with rising costs and higher taxes.
"If elected to the Senate, I will support efforts that give law enforcement more tools to stop fraud, recover stolen taxpayer dollars, and protect critical programs like Medicare and Medicaid from abuse. Every dollar stolen by a fraudster is a dollar that cannot be used to help seniors, vulnerable families, or taxpayers who are playing by the rules.
"Illinoisans have seen what happens when government expands faster than accountability. Juliana Stratton and her allies have tolerated waste, fraud, mismanagement, and weak oversight in Illinois. Now she’s asking voters for a promotion to the United States Senate. Absolutely not.
"Working families have enough challenges already. They shouldn't have to finance fraud and corruption too."
Don Tracy is available for phone, video, and in-studio interviews.
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About Don Tracy:
Don is Senior Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens, the oldest law firm in Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln famously practiced law for four years. Public service is important to Don, with a lifetime spent in community service, most often in volunteer positions. He has served as Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board, Secretary of the Illinois Bar Foundation, President of the Sangamon County Bar Association, Chairman of the Illinois Corporate Acts Advisory Committee, and President of the Abraham Lincoln Association, President of the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board, among other community leadership positions. Born in Urbana, raised in Mt. Sterling in Western Illinois, and having raised his own family in Springfield in Central Illinois, Don has deep ties to "downstate Illinois." As the oldest of 12 children, family has always been important to Don.