Jan 21, 2026 · 627K views · 📍 Washington, D.C.
Nick Shirley testifies before a Congressional hearing about alleged widespread fraud in Minnesota childcare programs and other government spending, recounting his investigation of daycare centers receiving CCAP funding despite showing no signs of children. The discussion also expands to alleged fraud in California, including unemployment insurance, homelessness spending, and high-speed rail.
Programs involved: Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), Health and Human Services child care funding
Figures below are claims made in the video, shown with the status stated there — this site does not verify them. Disclaimer
Confirmed unemployment insurance fraud in California.
“$32.6 billion that's been confirmed in unemployment insurance fraud”
Stated by Congressman
California homelessness spending with unclear outcomes.
“$24 billion went missing for homelessness”
Stated by Nick Shirley / Congressman · verifier note: The figure '$24 billion went missing for homelessness' was stated by Nick Shirley, not jointly with the congressman; who_stated should be Nick Shirley.
California high-speed rail spending with no track laid or passengers.
“about $18 billion spent so far. No track has been laid”
Stated by Congressman
California 911 service scrapped after 6 years with no value.
“a $650 million 911 service that they scrapped after 6 years”
Stated by Congressman · verifier note: The '$650 million 911 service' statement ('We also had a $650 million 911 service...') appears to be spoken by Nick Shirley, not the congressman.
Childcare funding frozen by HHS pending proof businesses are legitimate.
“froze over $185 million in child care funding until businesses can prove they are legitimate”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Money received by Quality Learning Center daycare despite alleged fraud and violations.
“They had received $1.9 million yet... they could not even spell Lairing right”
Stated by Nick Shirley
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All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: The extraction is accurate; all seven claims are supported by the transcript and all entities are confirmed or fairly reconstructed from ASR. Two minor attribution errors were noted for the $24 billion and $650 million figures, which appear to be spoken by Nick Shirley rather than the congressman, but the figures themselves are correct.