"Holding wrongdoers to account helps to uphold the public trust held by government, recover hard-earned tax dollars lost to fraud and strengthen our system of voluntary tax compliance. A federal law I beefed up nearly three decades ago has helped the U.S. Justice Department recoup nearly $45 billion through the False Claims Act. The law reminds me of the little engine that could. Specifically, my bipartisan 1986 qui tam amendments allow citizens to file suit against wrongdoers on behalf of the U.S. government. In fiscal year 2014 alone, this fraud-fighting provision was credited for returning nearly $3 billion back to the federal treasury." Full article »