Golden Fleece Award

WASHINGTON D.C. — On Wednesday, an editorial published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette highlighted Congressman French Hill's Golden Fleece Award—a monthly bulletin on the most frivolous and wasteful uses of hardworking taxpayers’ dollars.   The editorial stated, "A few years back, the Congressman from central Arkansas, French Hill, rebooted the Golden Fleece Award. Few… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the ship procurement process at the United States Navy as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for its failure to facilitate a process that provides complete and quality ships leaving taxpayers to pick up the cost of the deficiencies.  “The continued… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for continued delays to completion of Silver Line Phase 2, resulting in millions of dollars in extra costs to taxpayers. “The federal government must be better stewards… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece Award for accepting inflated bids for the management of Medicare Part D plans, resulting in roughly $9.1 billion in extra payments to insurers from 2006 to 2015. “Clearly, more… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for its inability to oversee State Approving Agencies’ (SAAs) review of education and training programs at schools that enroll Post-9/11 GI Bill students and allow ineligible enrollees to participate, taking vital benefits away from veterans in… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for failing to complete a congressionally mandated audit for the second year in a row. “Not once, but twice the DLA failed to complete a congressionally mandated audit,” said Hill. “This is absolutely unacceptable. Audits… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece Award for wasting over $10 million on ‘unwarranted medical reexaminations for disability benefits.’ “Giving unnecessary, redundant examinations is not only a waste of taxpayer dollars, but it also takes away resources from those who actually need them,”… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece Award for making what appears to be an estimated nearly $1 billion in improper payments to Qualified Health Plan issuers for enrollees that were either ineligible or did not have the proper documentation. “At a time when healthcare costs are… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Indian Education as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for failing to maintain the facilities at Pine Hill Schools in New Mexico despite being given $7.5 million taxpayer dollars for school upkeep. “I am astounded at the lack of concern demonstrated by the Bureau of Indian… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for their mismanagement and loss of over $1 million in medical equipment in VA facilities in Ohio. “How any government agency misplaces equipment valued at over $1 million and paid for with hardworking taxpayer dollars boggles the… Read more »