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Ernst Provides Oversight of USAID Funds to Ukraine

Press Release

Date: Nov. 15, 2023
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Business, Consumers, and Employees

"My support for providing weapons and munitions to Ukrainian fighters as they counter Putin's regime on the battlefield is steadfast. But I'm weary of doling out nearly $25 billion in hardworking Americans' tax dollars for so-called economic aid to Ukraine, including subsidies for overseas businesses such as a luxury "contemporary knitwear couture' company in Kyiv.

Iowans and hardworking American small business owners across our country are left to wonder why our government is bailing out companies abroad while so many struggle to make ends meet at home. Through USAID's efforts, it appears to be easier for foreign businesses to profit from our tax dollars than it is for our small business owners here at home to receive support."


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