This morning I was happy to chair a Judiciary Committee Hearing that looked at my legislation that clarifies the original intent of the False Claims Act. I wrote the 1986 False Claims Act update to protect the government from being hoodwinked by fraudulent contractors and companies. The law has returned more than $20 billion in taxpayer money to the federal treasury. My legislation would help correct court decisions that have applied this legislation wrongly. I hope the committee votes on my legislation in the next few weeks.