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Joni Ernst: “Taxpayers deserve the receipts. For years, I’ve fought to drag Washington’s secret spending into the sunlight, and I’m…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2026
Taxpayers deserve the receipts. For years, I’ve fought to drag Washington’s secret spending into the sunlight, and I’m grateful President Trump signed my bill into law.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Commenting on the Stop Secret Spending Act becoming law.

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