Stauber to Bring Nick Shirley and David Hoch as Guests to State of the Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) announced Nick Shirley and David Hoch as his guests to President Trump’s February 24th State of the Union Address. Nick and David are both independent investigative journalists who gained national attention through their video highlighting large scale fraud in Minnesota’s childcare assistance programs, prompting federal investigations.
“Nick Shirley and David Hoch did the state of Minnesota a tremendous service by highlighting just how much fraud was allowed to occur under Tim Walz and Keith Ellison’s watch,” said Congressman Pete Stauber. “By revealing stunning levels of obvious fraud to the American people, Nick and David did more work and showed more transparency than the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It is deeply concerning that private citizens, and not the Walz Administration, were the ones to reveal the true extent of the problem. Exposing the fraud, however, is only the first step. Minnesotans now want to see full accountability. Until then, faith in these institutions will not be restored.
Stauber continued, stating, “From the establishment of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to the provisions included in the Working Families Tax Cuts, President Trump and the Republican-run Congress have taken great strides this past year to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. In that spirit, Nick and David embody the citizen-driven oversight that makes these reforms possible. It is an honor to bring them both to the State of the Union as a reminder to every American that the federal government under President Trump is committed to ending the abuse of programs meant to help working families and the most vulnerable.”
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