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Joni Ernst: “Washington made $186 billion in payment errors just last year and fraudsters are stealing $1.4 billion from taxpayers…”

On the recordJune 15, 2026
Washington made $186 billion in payment errors just last year and fraudsters are stealing $1.4 billion from taxpayers every day," Ernst said in a statement to the DCNF.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
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dailycaller.com
Jun 15, 2026

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Discussing government payment errors and fraud.

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