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Joni Ernst: “These taxpayer heroes were bullied by the bureaucracy for doing their jobs too well and daring to call attention to…”

On the recordMay 27, 2026
These taxpayer heroes were bullied by the bureaucracy for doing their jobs too well and daring to call attention to abuses.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Opening remarks at Senate Committee hearing on fraud.

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