WATCH: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins TORCHES Rep. Angie Craig During Explosive SNAP Hearing — ‘Minnesota’s 1.6% Fraud Rate Is an Absolute Joke’ USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins refuted Rep. Angie Craig’s claim of a 1.6% SNAP fraud rate in Minnesota, labeling it an ‘absolute joke’ and attributing the low figure to Minnesota’s refusal to share data for verification. Rollins highlighted that twenty-one Democrat-led states, including Minnesota, have refused to provide SNAP data, contrasting with compliance from mostly red states where significant fraud was uncovered. The exchange occurred during a hearing where Craig defended the low fraud rate, indicating confusion between error rates and fraud rates.

• USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins dismissed Minnesota’s claimed 1.6% SNAP fraud rate as an ‘absolute joke’.
• Rollins accused Minnesota and other Democrat-led states of refusing to share SNAP data, hindering efforts to detect fraud.
• Twenty-nine states, mostly red states, complied with the USDA’s request for SNAP data, leading to the discovery of widespread fraud.
• Rep. Angie Craig expressed confusion regarding the difference between error rates and fraud rates.
• Minnesota has a history of major welfare fraud scandals, including the Feeding Our Future debacle.