WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is forcing Washington to choose between fraudsters and taxpayers by bringing her Protecting American Taxpayers Act (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/protecting_american_taxpayers_act_updated.pdf) up for a vote.
While Uncle Sam loses up to $521 billion (https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105833) in fraud a year, Ernst is leading the effort (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/make-em-squeal) to develop a comprehensive anti-fraud package with her colleagues. The legislation is projected to save taxpayers $240 billion by preventing fraud before it occurs, recovering stolen funds, and holding criminals accountable....