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Joni Ernst: “Bad actors have been scamming American taxpayers for far too long,” said Ernst. “From fake child care centers in…”

On the recordAugust 27, 2026
Bad actors have been scamming American taxpayers for far too long,” said Ernst. “From fake child care centers in Minnesota to incarcerated convicts collecting unemployment checks, fraud has become so pervasive that, if it were a government agency, the ‘Department of Fraud’ would rank as the fifth-largest federal department by spending.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing fraud and taxpayer protection

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