Ernst: Biden Plan Would Weaponize IRS, Target Hardworking Iowans, Small Businesses

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today refuted President Biden’s claim that their reckless tax-and-spending spree will cost $0, citing last week’s nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score that showed the massive package will increase the debt by $3 trillion over ten years. Ernst said the plan is full of budget tricks and gimmicks—including a proposal to weaponize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to snoop in Iowans’ bank accounts—which will punish hardworking families and small businesses who are already struggling under President Biden’s economy.