5 days ago · In November 2023, Ernst began investigating USAID’s assistance to small businesses in Ukraine. In March 2024 she led a bipartisan effort to eliminate waste at the agency. In May 2024, USAID’s obstruction of her oversight efforts led Ernst to call for a probe of the agency’s implementing partners and recipients of aid by the Inspector ...

2 days ago · WSJ: Sen. Joni Ernst: USAID Is a Rogue Agency. It dodges congressional questions about money that went to sex traffickers and the Wuhan virus lab. By: Senator Joni Ernst. In moments of crisis, America can be counted on for leadership. Our nation’s compassionate giving has saved millions of lives around the world that were at risk from ...

Jun 27, 2024 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is following up on her previous request for a comprehensive review of telework and locality pay policies by demanding action from the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

Feb 4, 2025 · Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) celebrated ... Musk indicated Monday that USAID is “beyond repair” after several senior officials were placed on leave for not complying with President Donald Trump's ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) celebrated how Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have set their sights on the U.S. Agency for International Development, …

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Feb 3, 2025 · Senator Joni Ernst said that USAID threatened her when she found out exactly what taxpayers' money intended for Ukraine was being spent on.: "I wanted to know exactly how these dollars are spent. We received all kinds of threats from USAID because I was trying to exercise my oversight powers in Congress."

Feb 4, 2025 · Senator Joni Ernst, chair of the “DOGE” Caucus in the U-S Senate, says she was “stonewalled” and “threatened by” USAID staff when she asked questions about how humanitarian aid was ...

Sen. Joni Ernst accused USAID of sabotaging congressional attempts at oversight. AP Democrats have engaged in protests seeking to restore USAID to its pre-Trump administration arrangement.

Mar 23, 2024 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Chris Coons, D-Del., Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced the Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act to improve United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) collaboration with local partners and end abuse of taxpayer dollars.