EXCLUSIVE: Senate bill targets Minnesota-style ‘runaway fraud’ to force scammers to repay taxpayers

EXCLUSIVE: Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing legislation Thursday targeting fraud in federal programs — a proposal that would set early-warning tripwires to flag suspected scams and push agencies to claw back taxpayer dollars, Fox News Digital has learned.

"It’s absolutely unacceptable that the fraud running rampant in Minnesota could end up costing taxpayers more than $9 billion," Ernst told Fox News Digital. "My Putting an N to Learing about Fraud Act will ensure this never...