House Minority Leader Tony McCombie released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER) showing Illinois’ rate as one of the highest at 14.67%:
“Illinois’ SNAP error rate has skyrocketed because of years of mismanagement, and our most vulnerable will be paying the price.
“This isn’t about taking benefits away from families who legitimately need assistance. It’s about making sure the program is administered properly and taxpayer dollars are protected. Fraud, waste, and abuse have no place in government.
“Governor Pritzker can’t blame the federal government for Illinois’ failures. If families lose benefits, it will be because he refuses to fix one of the highest error rates in the nation, that responsibility rests squarely with him.”