(Gov. Kotex is just paying off people that bought her, that's all.)

From: https://shorturl.at/LUyLF (dailycaller.com)

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Oregon Republican Demands Feds Review Governor Kotek's $1M Tribal-Only Welfare
Boost

Hailey Gomez West Coast Reporter
December 02, 2025 1:30 PM ET

Republican Oregon state Rep. Dwayne Yunker formally requested that the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) review the state's
tribal-only Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program after
Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek directed $1 million in emergency assistance.

In response to the former government shutdown and its effect on the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Kotek directed $1
million in emergency aid to nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon to
help address food assistance, along with $5 million for the Oregon Food
Bank network. However, in a letter sent to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
and Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Yunker raised
questions about the use of taxpayer dollars.

"Oregonians deserve full transparency when it comes to how federal welfare
dollars are being used," Yunker stated. "When a million dollars in TANF
funds is distributed rapidly and outside of normal processes, the public
has the right to understand the basis for that decision and whether it
complies with federal law."

Oregon, according to the state's Department of Human Services (ODHS), has
an estimated 757,000 individuals currently on SNAP benefits, with an
estimated 8,600 tribal members using TANF funds. With $1 million given to
the tribes in the state, an estimated $117 would be going to each tribal
member. In comparison, the $5 million given to the 757,000 Oregon
residents' would be roughly giving each resident under $7.

"My request to federal agencies is straightforward: determine whether
these ancestry-targeted allocations comply with Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act that prohibits discrimination based on race, ancestry, or
Native American affiliation and ensure Oregon is administering its SNAP
and TANF programs in a way that is fair, for their intended purpose, and
in full accordance with federal law," Yunker continued. "The integrity of
our safety-net programs depends on it."

Kotek directed the emergency aid in October due to the purported "refusal
of the Trump Administration to maintain SNAP benefits during the federal
shutdown is creating instability for families and communities that rely on
this critical help to buy food." According to the governor, the ODHS
Office of Resilience and Emergency Management was directed to send grant
agreements to each of the nine tribal emergency managers and social
services directors no later than Nov. 7.

In Yunker's letter, the representative said he asked ODHS Acting Deputy
Director Dana Hittle about the amounts given and was later sent a
follow-up email confirming ODHS paid all normal November SNAP benefits.
The ODHS allegedly confirmed the additional $1 million was not "based on
any per-capita or SNAP pro-rata formula," but instead expedited through
"nonstandard tribal agreements that bypassed typical consultation
requirements," according to Yunker.

Yunker's request comes just after Minnesota Department of Human Services
employees accused Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of being responsible
for the state's social services programs being drained after he allegedly
ignored whistleblowers' claims that $1 billion in funds were funneled
through fraudulent operations.
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