Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre made the trip to Washington today to testify to Congress about his relationship with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. Federal TANF funds were a portion of the $8 million that he is alleged to have illegally redirected to build a new volleyball arena for the University of Southern Mississippi, fund a concussion drug company and line his own pockets.
Officially, Favre spoke to the Ways and Means Committee on a topic titled “Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): States’ Misuse of Welfare Funds Leaves Poor Families Behind.