WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
Today during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted independent journalist Nick Shirley's investigation that exposed how Minnesota's notorious Quality Learing Center received $10 million tax dollars to provide child care despite having no children in attendance.
Ernst also blasted the failed leadership of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and California Governor Gavin Newsom for allowing fraud to flourish in their states, underscoring that the federal government loses up to $521 billion in fraud every year.
Background:
After an estimated $9 billion (https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/billi...