H-3171.1
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4014
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Graham, Couture, Marshall, Chase, Barnard, Mendoza, Burnett, Stuebe, Ley, Schmidt, Barkis, Jacobsen, Eslick, and McEntire
Read first time 01/29/26. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
TO THE HONORABLE DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO PAM BONDI, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, Independent journalist Brandi Kruse has conducted extensive investigations revealing potential fraud in Washington state's child care subsidy programs, including admissions by the state auditor that hundreds of millions of dollars in payments are impossible to properly audit due to noncompliance with federal tracking requirements; and
WHEREAS, Kruse's reporting has uncovered whistleblower evidence of self-dealing within the state's community reinvestment program, where taxpayer funds appear to have been used for personal enrichment by individuals connected to nonprofits administering the program; and