Jackson, MS - The statement below may be attributed to Representative Robert L. Johnson, III in regards to the passage of Senate Bill 2257, a bill that would authorize the State Auditor to examine tax returns of those eligible for certain federal benefits.
“We have an oversight problem in the state of Mississippi that the state auditor has clearly identified with the arrest of the individuals who have misused and misappropriated TANF funds to the tune of millions of dollars. Our job as a legislature should be to provide legislation that would provide more oversight to the Department of Human Services. We should not be in the business of prosecuting poor people who simply want to get medicine. This is a bad look for the Mississippi State Legislature.”
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