白宫宣布成立由副总统JD·万斯领导的州联邦反欺诈特别工作组
作者：查尔斯·克里茨
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月18日美国东部时间上午8:37 | 更新时间：2026年3月18日美国东部时间上午8:42
福克斯独家： 一位参与削减繁文缛节的资深参议员将提出一项计划，要求所有获得联邦资金的实体提供每一笔联邦税款的分项证明。
来自爱荷华州的共和党参议员乔尼·恩斯特表示，她的举措将防范猖獗的欺诈行为，比如明尼阿波利斯一系列据称虚假的日托中心，她补充说，这项措施本可以帮助防止纳税人资金被浪费。
恩斯特的法案与白宫宣布成立由副总统JD·万斯领导的州联邦反欺诈特别工作组同时出台。白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·利维特告诉福克斯新闻，这是”政府层面全面打击州和联邦层面欺诈行为的努力”，并兑现了又一项竞选承诺。
[克鲁兹针对明尼苏达式欺诈推出法案，要求联邦儿童保育拨款前提供证明]
明尼苏达州的优质学习中心被认定为该州儿童保育欺诈丑闻的中心。(Madelin Fuerste/Fox News)
《成本公开与支出透明法案》(COST Act)将确保每个政府机构列出所有使用纳税人资金的项目，恩斯特正准备主持参议院小企业委员会听证会，届时将有白宫监督组织(如White Coat Waste和Open The Books)等监督机构出席。
“正如我常说的，如果在华盛顿找不到浪费的证据，那只有一个原因——你没有去查。”恩斯特告诉福克斯新闻数字版。
“但在多年努力要求华盛顿承担责任后，我也认识到，你看不到的东西就无法阻止它。这就是为什么在阳光周期间，我将推动《成本公开法案》，为美国公众买单的每一个项目贴上公开价格标签，”她说。
[明尼苏达丑闻后，瑟恩指定恩斯特领导改革，联邦欺诈面临参议院摊牌]
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根据《成本公开法案》，明尼阿波利斯日托中心等涉嫌欺诈的企业将被要求列出所有联邦资金。
这种透明度本可以更早地揭露明尼苏达州的欺诈者，帮助当局抓获违法者和涉嫌挪用税款的人。
根据福克斯新闻数字版获得的法案副本，《成本公开法案》的官方目的是”为所有由纳税人资金支持的项目贴上公开价格标签”。
任何机构、个人或实体——包括州和地方政府机构以及联邦研究资助获得者——必须通过新闻稿或其他经批准的文件，明确报告任何使用联邦资金（无论全部还是部分）开展的项目或计划。
获得纳税人资金的机构必须报告联邦资金覆盖的成本百分比、金额以及私人融资部分。
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该法案还指示目前由主任罗素·沃特领导的管理和预算办公室(Russell Vought)对此类受助者进行随机抽样审查，以执行合规要求并公开报告其调查结果。
一位熟悉该立法的消息人士补充说，明尼阿波利斯公民记者揭露”优质学习中心”和其他涉嫌欺诈的日托中心及医疗服务公司的工作，启发了新的要求，即允许平民有渠道表达关切。
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根据该法案，沃特领导的管理和预算办公室将有一年时间建立匿名举报不遵守规定行为的机制。
“让纳税人关注他们辛苦赚来的钱的使用方式和地点，能够揭露欺诈性支出，就像我们在明尼苏达州看到的’优质学习中心’和其他涉嫌欺诈的日托中心及医疗服务公司那样，这样这些行为就无法再在阴影中滋生，”恩斯特在谈到这一点时表示。
查尔斯·克里茨是福克斯新闻数字版的记者。
他于2013年加入福克斯新闻，担任作家和制作助理。
查尔斯负责报道福克斯新闻数字版的媒体、政治和文化新闻。
查尔斯是宾夕法尼亚州本地人，毕业于天普大学，获广播新闻学士学位。新闻线索可发送至charles.creitz@fox.com。
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White House announces state-federal anti-fraud task force headed by Vice President JD Vance
By Charles Creitz
Fox News
Published March 18, 2026 8:37am EDT | Updated March 18, 2026 8:42am EDT
FIRST ON FOX: A top senator involved in slashing red tape will tout a plan requiring line-item proof of every federal tax dollar from entities that receive federal funding.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said her move would guard against rampant fraud such as the slew of allegedly fake Minneapolis daycares, adding the measure could have helped prevent wasted taxpayer funds.
Ernst’s bill coincides with the White House announcing a state-federal anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance, which White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News is a “whole of government effort to fight fraud at the state and federal level” and fulfills another campaign promise.
[CRUZ TARGETS MINNESOTA-STYLE FRAUD WITH BILL FORCING PROOF BEFORE FEDERAL CHILDCARE PAYOUTS]
Quality Learning Center in Minnesota was identified as at the center of an alleged childcare fraud scandal in the state.(Madelin Fuerste/Fox News)
The COST (Cost Openness and Spending Transparency) Act will ensure every government agency lists every project it uses taxpayer money for, as Ernst prepares to lead a Senate Small Business Committee hearing featuring watchdogs like White Coat Waste and Open The Books.
“As I always say, if you can’t find waste in Washington, there can only be one reason – you didn’t look,” Ernst told Fox News Digital.
“But after years of fighting to hold Washington accountable, I’ve also learned that you can’t stop what you can’t see. That’s why this Sunshine Week, I’m leading the COST ACT to post the price on every single project the American public is footing the bill for,” she said.
[FEDERAL FRAUD FACES SENATE SHOWDOWN AS THUNE TAPS ERNST TO LEAD REFORMS AFTER MINNESOTA SCANDAL]
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Under the COST Act, allegedly fraudulent businesses like Minneapolis daycares would be required to list all of their federal funding.
Such transparency would have exposed Minnesota fraudsters earlier, helping authorities catch scofflaws and alleged tax-dollar thieves.
The COST Act’s official purpose is “to put a public price tag on all projects supported with taxpayer dollars,” according to a copy obtained by Fox News Digital.
Any agency, individual or entity — including those within state and local governments and federal research grant recipients — must clearly report through a press release or other approved documentation any program or project carried out using federal funds, whether fully or in part.
The recipient of taxpayer funds must report the percentage of total costs covered by federal funds, the dollar amount and the portion financed privately.
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It then instructs the Office of Management and Budget — currently led by Director Russell Vought — to review a random sample of such recipients to enforce compliance and publicly report its findings.
A source familiar with the legislation added that the work of citizen journalists in Minneapolis who helped expose the “Quality Learning Center” and other allegedly fraudulent daycares and medical services companies inspired a new requirement to give civilians an outlet for their concerns.
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Vought’s office would have one year to set up such a mechanism for anonymous reports of noncompliance, according to the bill.
“Calling taxpayers’ attention to how and where their hard-earned money is being spent exposes fraudulent spending, like what we saw at the Quality ‘Learing’ Center [in Minnesota], so it can no longer fester in the shadows,” Ernst said on that account.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.
Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.
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