But Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy, accused Vance of seeking to divide Mainers while the administration simultaneously pursues policies that hurt “everyday Americans” in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
“What the vice president said is a gross mischaracterization of what’s actually happening on the ground,” Martin said. “Clearly fraud should always be investigated and addressed. But this isn’t really about fraud. It’s about using isolated cases to attack public programs that help working families and seniors and children and people with disabilities.”