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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 6, 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. I’m grateful for the leadership of Vice President Vance and the Trump administration for cracking down on fraud across the country and sending scammers to the slammer. Now, Congress must pass my anti-fraud package to protect taxpayers. Every single day we delay, fraudsters steal more than $1.4 billion.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing anti-fraud measures at a roundtable.

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