Speaking in a video alongside Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Alex Adams, deputy secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jim O’Neill declared that Minnesota is “on the clock” to provide much needed information about its child care programs, and if it does not it will be fully cut off.
As background, in late December of 2025, O’Neill noted the accusations of fraud centering on Minnesota and explained that he was taking action to stop such fraud from occuring, saying, in part, “I have activated our defend the spend system for all ACF payments. Starting today, all ACF payments across America will require a justification and a receipt or photo evidence before we send money to a state”.
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