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Joni Ernst: “I'm slamming the door on scammers trying to flee the country and dodge accountability.”

On the recordJune 27, 2026
I'm slamming the door on scammers trying to flee the country and dodge accountability.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Commenting on the Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act

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