Above: Ron talks about government credit card fraud.
Below: Ron and Senator Byron Dorgan.

Washington, DC- Ron and U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) held a press conference to introduce legislation that would safeguard against the abuse of government credit cards during hurricane cleanup. The Senators proposed legislation to reverse the provision in the emergency Hurricane Katrina spending bill that raised the credit limits on government credit cards to $250,000. Their proposal would restore the $15,000 limit set after September 11, 2001—a $12,500 increase over the previous limit. As a result of previous incidents of government credit card fraud and with over 300,000 cards in use nationwide, the Senators want to do everything possible to ensure taxpayer dollars are being well spent. The Senators explained that while these cards are an effective tool for many government employees dedicated to rebuilding the region, Congress must still value accountability during this massive spending effort.