Rep. Rudy Yakym is introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at revamping the roughly $150 billion spent each year in federal grants and is mounting a separate effort to push Congress to address Uncle Sam’s roughly $2.8 trillion in improper spending since 2003.
Congressman aims to revamp $150 billion in grants to programs proven to work
Politics
January 15, 2026
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