During the hearing, the comptroller general stressed the need to involve the state audit community in addressing improper payments in the Medicaid program.

Government groups are urging members of Congress to oppose the bill, which would set a dangerous precedent with regard to unfunded mandates and intrusions into the operations of state and local governments.

NSAA President Stacey Pickering recently welcomed state auditors to Biloxi, Mississippi, for the fortieth annual conference of the National State Auditors Association.