Vice President JD Vance hosted a congressional roundtable in Washington, advocating for stronger federal anti-fraud legislation. What he’s saying: Vance highlighted the Trump administration’s fraud task force, which identified $230 billion in government program fraud and blocked $56 billion in fraudulent payments. He emphasized the need for Congress to codify broader anti-fraud measures, including increasing resources, steeper penalties, and enhanced data-sharing rules. Vance described fraud as a “dual victim crime,” harming both American taxpayers and the vulnerable recipients of government aid programs. Better data sharing between state and federal governments was cited as a critical step, as current gaps limit federal oversight of benefit distributions.