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April 23, 2026 | Newsletter
April 2026 Squeal Award - Fraudsters are Treating the Treasury Like a Personal Piggy Bank
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April 22, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Unveils Legislative Package to Stop Fraud
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led her colleagues in unveiling a comprehensive anti-fraud legislative package that would recover stolen... -
April 21, 2026 | Newsletter
March 2026 Squeal Award - Bringing Light to Washington’s Secret Spending
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April 09, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Works to Fight Fraud in SNAP
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Senator Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Actto strengthen accountability and combat waste, fraud, and... -
March 25, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Announces Sale of D.C. Building
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Edward Forst to announce that GSA’s Regional Office Building in... -
March 20, 2026 | Op-ed
Ernst: Bringing Light to Washington’s Secret Spending
Happy Sunshine Week, folks! It’s the time of the year when we celebrate more sunshine in our lives…and in our government. But while we may be getting a little more sunlight every... -
March 18, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Shines the Light on Government Spending
WASHINGTON – In honor of Sunshine Week, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is shining a light on how Washington spends tax dollars... -
March 18, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Bills to Make Washington Spending More Transparent Passes Out of House Oversight Committee
WASHINGTON – During Sunshine Week, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform approved U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) two bipartisan bills, Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act and... -
March 03, 2026 | Press Release
Senate Passes Ernst Updates to Put Small Businesses First in America’s Innovation Program
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) major reforms to... -
February 25, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Calls for Accountability for COVID Fraudsters
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted widespread fraud in Small Business Administration’s (SBA) COVID... -
February 25, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Announces USDA South Building Will Be for Sale
WASHINGTON – Following years of work, today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and General Services... -
February 12, 2026 | Newsletter
February 2026 Squeal Award - Winning the War on Waste at the Pentagon
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February 12, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst: Here’s how to make sure our military gets maximum ‘bang’ for the taxpayer’s buck
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) detailed in the New York Post how her new legislation will give the Pentagon the tools to achieve its goal of... -
February 12, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Wages War on Waste at the Pentagon
WASHINGTON – After the Pentagon failed its most recent financial statement, upholding its unenviable title as the only federal agency to never pass an audit, U.S. Senator Joni... -
February 04, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Earns Award for Her Work to Save Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, was named Taxpayer Defender of the Month by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) for her consistent... -
January 30, 2026 | Newsletter
January 2026 Squeal Award - Learing Lessons from Minnesota’s Fraud Ring
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January 29, 2026 | Press Release
Ernst Works to Put a Stop to Fraud Before It Starts
WASHINGTON – After an estimated $9 billion or more exposed in Minnesota fraud, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is putting safeguards in place to stop scams early and claw back any... -
December 19, 2025 | Newsletter
December 2025 Squeal Award - Christmas Wish List for Taxpayers
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November 25, 2025 | Newsletter
November 2025 Squeal Award - Fast Food Stamps
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November 24, 2025 | Press Release
Ernst, Cortez Masto Stop Subsidies for Political Junk Mail
WASHINGTON – After 2.3 billion pieces of political mail flooded America’s mailboxes in 2024, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are introducing...
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