Joni Ernst: “I would also include there a hollowed-out military, which is what I believe that we have right now.”

Fraud is not a victimless crime, either.

While government boondoggles abound, the term is now officially in the law books for the first time. No politician wants their prized pet project to carry that label, but now there's no escaping it.

In 2024 alone, 10,100 million-dollar earners received nearly $97.4 million in unemployment compensation. That amounts to each being paid $9,650, roughly the cost of a new Rolex watch.

In Iowa, we believe in a simple rule: you plug in, you pay up.