WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives' unanimous passage of their bipartisan Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act.
This legislation requires taxpayer-funded projects that are more than $1 billion over budget or more than five years behind schedule to be made public. The bill now heads to the president's desk, and it is expected to become law.
"Going a billion dollars over budget isn't a rounding error-it's a financial trainwreck at taxpayers' expense," said Sen. Ernst. "Taxpayers deserve transparency, and this legislation will shine a light on these boond...