Californian has spent over $24 billion in the last five years on homelessness prevention. Homelessness has increased. When the state auditors tried to track the money, they found inconsistent reporting, missing data and no reliable way to measure what worked. Their description was blunt: a data desert. Billions in taxpayer dollars allocated for the homeless and nothing to show for it.

This should concern every taxpayer.

Unfortunately, this mishandling of funds is not an isolated incident.

When the Palisades Fire devastated our district in January 2025, families who were in urgent need of assistance were forced to deal with delays, reimbursement freezes, and finger pointing between Washington and Sacramento. Over one year later, many families are still waiting for relief.

Government waste happens under both parties. We constantly hear sweeping promises about accountability and change, massive projected savings and Bold headlines. Independent reviews later show far smaller results and major disruption. That is not reform. Real reform is disciplined. It is measured. It is transparent.

Every federal dollar collected from our communities should be trackable, measurable, and tied to outcomes. If a program does not work, we fix it or we end it. If an agency cannot explain where money went, it answers publicly. The people of this district work too hard to accept excuses from Washington. Competence is not flashy. It is steady. It produces results.

That is the standard I will bring to the United States House of Representatives.