U.S. SENATORS KATIE BRITT, JONI ERNST, COLLEAGUES CRACK DOWN ON FRAUDSTERS, WASTEFUL SPENDING

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 13 of their Senate colleagues in introducing the Protecting American Taxpayers Act (https://www.britt.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/protecting_american_taxpayers_act_updated.pdf) to recover wasteful funds, protect taxpayer dollars, and hold fraudsters accountable. The bill includes 16 initiatives supported by both Democratic and Republican senators.

"Thanks to the Trump Administration, we've learned more about just how rampant fraud is across our federal government," said Senator Britt. "This legislation takes important steps not only to crack down on this fraud once and for all and h...