Sen. Ernst Says Time to End Campaign Fund That Is ‘Welfare for Politicians’

Sen. Ernst Says Time to End Campaign Fund That Is ‘Welfare for Politicians’
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 19, 2019. Alex Edelman/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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WASHINGTON—Iowa voters head to the state’s presidential caucus in less than a week, but none of the multiple Democratic candidates seeking their endorsement have tapped a federal program that offers millions of tax dollars to seekers of the nation’s highest office.

“Put simply, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund is a welfare program for politicians that’s doing nothing else but ballooning our deficit,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told The Epoch Times on Jan. 28.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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