Quarterback Brett Favre testified before a congressional committee on Thursday regarding allegations that he misused welfare funds in Mississippi. The investigation centers around $5 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants that were allocated for a program to provide employment opportunities for low-income families but were instead used for the construction of a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi. Favre reportedly received payments totaling $1.1 million for speaking engagements at the facility. The hearing comes after a report from the Office of Inspector General, which found that the Mississippi Department of Human Services misspent over $90 million in TANF funds.
