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Joni Ernst: The American taxpayer is not a piggy bank for fraudsters, and it’s time Washington started acting like it.

On the recordJuly 17, 2026
The American taxpayer is not a piggy bank for fraudsters, and it’s time Washington started acting like it.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing the Protecting American Taxpayers Act

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