Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling out more than $1.3 billion in US taxpayer money that went to Russia and China over the last five years, according to a new analysis her office conducted with a government transparency group.
Over $1.3 billion has been funneled abroad to China and Russia through pointless projects over the last five years based on a compilation of taxpayer-funded grants uncovered by Sen. Joni Ernst.
GOP Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and watchdog group Open the Books issued an analysis that showed the U.S. government has funneled more than $1 billion to Russian and Chinese entities for various research programs over the past five years.