In a statement, chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), described the evidence revealed by the investigation as “appalling.” The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis chairman, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), expressed disappointment that ID.me did not deliver as a partner in US efforts to quickly disburse aid.“Congress acted swiftly at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that 22 million newly unemployed Americans had unemployment benefits to pay their rent or mortgages and keep food on their tables,” Clyburn said in a statement.We must continue to work to ensure that, in the future, companies hired to implement critical programs are up to the job.”The House committees' investigation also lobbed allegations that ID.me made “baseless claims” to state and federal agencies about how much pandemic fraud was occurring.Where ID.me CEO Blake Hall estimated that approximately $414 billion was lost—with seemingly no evidence to back this claim—the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General estimated the real figure was 10 times less, closer to $45.7 billion.“Today, House Oversight released a statement that inaccurately accused me of using a claim about fraud to win unemployment identity verification contracts,” Hall wrote on LinkedIn."