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“In Maine, the taxpayers are going to have to reimburse any immigrants caught committing fraud” “Democrat governor, Janet Mills, she is trying to pass a law that says that if you catch somebody committing fraud, like if you're a private citizen and you expose somebody committing fraud, and in turn the federal government defunds that company 'cause they were caught committing fraud, that the taxpayers of Maine will have to reimburse that person for any money they lost from the federal government. They are saying that if you come to Maine and you commit fraud, that even if that fraud is proven, if as a result you lose taxpayer funding from the federal government, that the taxpayers of Maine will still give you the money even if you are committing fraud.” This is from a provision buried in Governor Janet Mills’ proposed state budget for 2026–2027 In this provision is language that would require Maine taxpayers to reimburse via state funds any businesses, nonprofits, or providers that lose federal funding due to the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud. Particularly in programs like Medicaid/MaineCare Critics call this “reimbursing fraudsters” or shielding entities committing fraud with public money, especially since the main involved nonprofits focus on immigrant services.