Published at The National News Desk

WASHINGTON (TNND) — One of the most abused federal programs in the U.S. also serves Americans most in need, according to several investigations.

If leaders look at existing recommendations to cut waste fraud and abuse, they can hit that number," Rachel O'Brien, who is the deputy public policy editor for Open The Books, told The National News Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat during a one-on-one interview Friday.