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‘Rules for thee’: Senate DOGE leader seeks crackdown on tax-dodging government workers

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will introduce a bill to crack down on federal employees who have not paid their taxes.

EXCLUSIVE:AsTaxDayapproaches,theSenate’sDOGEleaderannouncedaneweffortMondayaimedatcrackingdownonfederalbureaucratswhohaverackedupbillionsinunpaidtaxes. Sen.JoniErnst,R-Iowa,isintroducingtheTaxDelinquenciesandOverdueDebtsareGovernmentEmployees’Responsibility(TaxDODGER)Actinresponsetoreportsoftaxscofflawswithinthebureaucracythetaxesthemselvesaresupposedtobankroll. TheTaxDODGERActwouldrequiretheInternalRevenueService(IRS)topublishanannualreportontaxdelinquenciesofcurrentandretiredfederalemployees,includingthosewhofailedtofilea1040orothertaxreturn. “ItisoutrageousthatwhilehardworkingAmericansforkovertheirmoneytoUncleSam,nearly150,000bureaucratsrefusetopaytheirowntaxes,”ErnsttoldFoxNewsDigital. LAWMAKERSTAKEACTIONAFTERREPORTSHOWSBIDEN-ERASBAFAILEDTOPROBE2MILLIONALLEGEDCOVIDAIDFRAUDSTERS Thebillalsoestablishesanewsectioninthelawthatcouldconsiderafederaljobapplicantineligibl