WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Today, Democrats blocked passage of Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) comprehensive, bipartisan anti-fraud package, that could have saved American taxpayers approximately $240 billion. Senator Ernst called on her colleagues to pass this critical legislation to prevent fraudsters from stealing $1.4 billion every single day, but Senate Democrats objected.
Following the massive fraud schemes that were uncovered in Minnesota and Ohio, Ernst has been fighting to pass her bill that would recover stolen funds, protect taxpayer dollars, and stop fraudsters.
Yesterday, Ernst exposed a list of con artists who fraudulently billed government program...