WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:

Today, during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing focused on fraud in federally funded child care programs, U.S. Senator Susan Collins pressed witnesses on the need for stronger oversight and clearer accountability standards to protect taxpayer dollars. Senator Collins underscored that every dollar lost to fraud is a dollar that cannot be used to support working families who rely on child care services, particularly in rural areas where options are already limited.

Q&A on Preventing Fraud in Child Care Programs

Click HERE (https://youtu.be/GFVgpnm9FIc) to watch and HERE (https://lfts2.senate.gov/w/qEmIWiDPudpmmKlh7pvsfNEfrt6...