Vance seeks nationwide anti-fraud pledge as governors sign on

US Vice-President JD Vance has called on officials across the country to join an anti-fraud pledge. He launched the appeal on 15 October; the next day, the White House published a long list of officials backing it. [5] [1]

The six-point pledge asks signatories to do everything within their power to protect vulnerable people, coordinate efforts to stop fraudulent payments before they are made, and bring offenders to justice. It also calls for taxpayer-funded programmes to serve “law-abiding Americans” rather than fraudsters or people it calls “illegal aliens”. Another point seeks imprisonment and deportation for non-citizens convicted of fraud. These are commitments to pursue action, not new benefit rules or an order putting safeguards in place. [2]

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte said he had joined 21 other governors in signing on, while Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen separately announced that he had joined. Both are named in the published governors’ version. The White House list also includes expressions of support, which are not necessarily the same as signing the pledge. [3] [4] [2] [1]

Vance already chairs the administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The new appeal demonstrates support for that effort, but signing it does not itself establish that fraudulent payments have been stopped or money recovered. [1] [4]