From Fox News:
A handful of Republican lawmakers is warning against Congress approving a massive discrimination settlement that passed the Senate last week despite concerns the claims process may have been marred by thousands of potentially fraudulent applications.
Just before breaking for Thanksgiving recess, the Senate approved by voice vote a $4.6 billion package to settle claims against the government by black farmers and American Indians. The payments to black farmers account for $1.2 billion of that amount but have been the subject of intense criticism.
Lawmakers raising alarm about the payments say whistleblowers from the Department of Agriculture have come to them in confidence to warn that the money is going to claimants who don’t deserve it.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., told FoxNews.com on Tuesday that she’s been told people who have no connection to farming are set to receive payments under the so-called Pigford settlement.
Citing reports that Hispanic and women farmers are also seeking payments from the Agriculture Department, she said: “It looks like this has more to do with politically correct reparations.”
Bachmann added that if the discrimination really was as widespread as the settlements suggest, “The USDA should just be completely shut down.”
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