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From Breitbart: On Thursday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) talked about wasteful spending on government credit cards.
Ernst said, “[T]he federal government, through GSA credit cards, has 4.6 million active credit cards and accounts…we have a little less than half that number in federal employees.”
She added that “a lot” of card usage occurs during federal holidays and on days like New Year’s Eve at “nightclubs, bars” and on “Sunday afternoons, okay, a big UFC fight or something pay-per-view.” And there are also cash withdrawals at casino ATMs.
Ernst further stated that about 500,000 cards have now been canceled.
In a post on Monday, Ernst declared, “It is indefensible for Pentagon bureaucrats to swipe government credit cards at clubs, casinos, and bars. After more than 11,000 questionable transactions at the @DeptofDefense, @RepJamesComer and I are demanding changes to the federal credit card programs.”
It is indefensible for Pentagon bureaucrats to swipe government credit cards at clubs, casinos, and bars.
After more than 11,000 questionable transactions at the @DeptofDefense, @RepJamesComer and I are demanding changes to the federal credit card programs. https://t.co/DxtkCRKkam
— Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst) May 19, 2025
Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the GOP House Oversight Committee, wrote, “The Pentagon’s inspector general found 3,246 transactions on federal credit cards that occurred at bars, nightclubs, and casinos.”
🚨NEW: Comer, @SenJoniErnst demand probe into DOD’s taxpayer-funded charges at casinos, bars and nightclubs.
The Pentagon’s inspector general found 3,246 transactions on federal credit cards that occurred at bars, nightclubs, and casinos. @FoxNews https://t.co/BmBeolIdgR
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) May 19, 2025
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— Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) May 23, 2025
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