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Joni Ernst: “If you can’t find waste, fraud, or abuse in Washington, there can only be one reason: you weren’t looking.”

On the recordMay 27, 2026
If you can’t find waste, fraud, or abuse in Washington, there can only be one reason: you weren’t looking.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Opening remarks at Senate Committee hearing on fraud.

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