{"id":2630221,"date":"2026-07-15T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-single-democrat-showed-up-to-wednesdays-senate-hearing-on-taxpayers-being-defrauded\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:14:07","slug":"not-a-single-democrat-showed-up-to-wednesdays-senate-hearing-on-taxpayers-being-defrauded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-a-single-democrat-showed-up-to-wednesdays-senate-hearing-on-taxpayers-being-defrauded\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a Single Democrat Showed Up to Wednesday&#8217;s Senate Hearing on Taxpayers Being Defrauded"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-a-single-democrat-showed-up-to-wednesdays-senate-hearing-on-taxpayers-being-defrauded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic members of the U.S. Senate declined to attend a Wednesday hearing focused on allegations of widespread fraud. The hearing, organized by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was reportedly held without any Democratic attendance.Witnesses, including journalist Nick Shirley and activist James O\u2019Keefe, testified about the pervasive nature of fraud across various sectors, such as social services, healthcare, and elections, emphasizing that no area is immune. Shirley called for Congress to take substantial action to protect taxpayer dollars, citing examples like California\u2019s Medicaid program, which has doubled in cost with minimal enrollment increase, suggesting notable fraud. Critics highlighted the lack of democratic participation as indicative of disinterest or neglect in addressing these issues.The hearing also discussed cases of election fraud, including a dog voting in California and paid votes by homeless individuals. the event showcased concerns about the extent of fraud in the U.S. and questioned the incentives that allow such misconduct to persist, criticizing the absence of accountability among those responsible.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats shunned a Wednesday hearing called to hear testimony about allegations of fraud.<\/p>\n<p>As noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2077414829007024204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/committees\/hearings_meetings.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs<\/a> Committee held a hearing Wednesday without any Democrats attending.<\/p>\n<p>In his prepared testimony, journalist Nick Shirley, who helped expose social services fraud in Minnesota, said fraud is being publicized because it is so pervasive and easy to find.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: The Senate is holding an anti-taxpayer fraud meeting right now with Nick Shirley and James O\u2019Keefe\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and stunning new footage shows EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT SEAT is *empty*<\/p>\n<p>100% of Democrats on the committee were invited, 0% SHOWED UP.<\/p>\n<p>The Party of Fraud. They\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZaJiyti5eK\">pic.twitter.com\/ZaJiyti5eK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2077414829007024204?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFraud is so rampant in the United States that I could go to all 50 states and uncover millions of tax dollars being defrauded, wasted and abused,\u201d he said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimony-Shirley-2026-07-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared text<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He called for Congress to \u201ctake action and help Americans by taking massive action to protect our tax dollars and end the fraud and to always put Americans first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople wonder how fraud became so rampant in the United States. It is because no one ever looked before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s Medicaid program has doubled from $108 billion to $222 billion while enrollment rose by less than 1%. The system is filled with fraudsters. California is functionally bankrupt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/berniemoreno?\">@berniemoreno<\/a> SLAMS Democrats for avoiding a Senate hearing on exposing fraud in America:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiterally the entire Democrat dais is empty\u2026there is an entire party that does not care whether taxpayer money is burnt.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/en6lK6OAfs\">pic.twitter.com\/en6lK6OAfs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2077421504086647103?\">July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn NYC, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government-funded adult daycares pay<\/a> for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi. An impossible number of patients are registered, and those patients receive kickbacks for attending and signing up friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley noted that fraud reaches into the world of elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn California a dog was able to vote in 2 elections and was only caught when the owner turned herself in to prove a point. It\u2019s been proven through the work of others that the homeless were being paid to vote in California. How can we allow this?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Activist journalist James O\u2019Keefe, noting that he filmed alleged fraud in gathering signatures to allow candidates to be on the ballot in California, also testified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question before this Committee is not whether this fraud exists. The question is why the incentives allow it to flourish. There is money in fraud. There is no money in exposing the fraud,\u201d he said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Testimony-OKeefe-2026-07-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared remarks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey campaign in this building about freedom and protecting democracy, preventing disenfranchisement, and how nobody is above the law. But if those principles are not enforced when they are violated in broad daylight, they are not principles at all. They are slogans. And without accountability, our notion of freedom is just an illusion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the committee chairman, noted on X that tales of fraud are mind-boggling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">7,000 patients at one adult daycare is billing $12 million.<\/p>\n<p>This is just one location engaging in massive fraud. Imagine how many others are out there and how much of your hard-earned money is being set on fire because of fraudsters.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll hear more about stories like this\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z8VCGMzSMG\">https:\/\/t.co\/z8VCGMzSMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/2077153162562277380?\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Citing one example, he said, \u201c7,000 patients at one adult daycare is billing $12 million. This is just one location engaging in massive fraud. 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