Ernst looks to rein in bloated federal projects, proposes bill targeting Biden’s ‘reverse Midas touch’
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The conservative Iowa Republican voted against Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal, and her legislation aims to curb government waste she claims is associated with it
It’s part of Ernst’s overall push to reduce government waste, areas of which she spotlights with her monthly "Squeal Awards." Timed with President Joe Biden’s expected 2024 announcement later today, she gave April’s prize to the commander-in-chief himself. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital.
She zeroed in on Biden’s 2021 reversal of the Trump administration’s halt on a federal grant for a California high speed rail project. It was due to be completed in 2020 at a price tag of over $33 billion, according to an archived government page referenced by Ernst. It’s now expected to cost roughly $128 billion, the senator said.