I am also demanding the SBA Office of Inspector General investigate by reviewing SBA assistance provided to the Quality Learing Center and, at a minimum, the 28 companies billing Medicaid for personal services in Ohio and recover every penny of taxpayer money that may have been stolen.
Demand that the SBA Office of Inspector General investigate SBA assistance and recover any taxpayer money that was stolen.
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Evidence
Ernst said, "I am asking the SBA Office of Inspector General to investigate these loans and recover every last cent."
The Senate unanimously passed Ernst’s SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act to extend the window for holding COVID fraudsters accountable and recover taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars.
Assessments
The promise was to demand that the SBA Office of Inspector General investigate SBA assistance and recover stolen taxpayer money, not to guarantee that the OIG completed the investigation or recovered all funds. The May 20, 2026 Senate release records Ernst explicitly asking the SBA OIG to investigate the loans and recover every cent, which satisfies the promised oversight action during her current Senate term. The separate fraud-enforcement legislation further supports material effort, but the demand itself is enough for delivery.