WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - In a May letter to U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the IRS revealed that 10,100 million-dollar earners collected nearly $97.4 million in unemployment benefits in 2024 alone. The top occupations among the jobless millionaires included engineers, software engineers, financial professionals, lawyers, executive managers, doctors, and consultants, concentrated in California, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington.
On Monday, The Washington Times reported the IRS's data, released in response to an Ernst inquiry. Read the story here.
In a companion op-ed, Ernst called out the "freebies for freeloading fat cats":
"In 2024 alone, 10,100 million-...