Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania introduced legislation Tuesday to force government unions to reimburse the government for time and resources spent on union activities in federal offices.
Ernst and Perry submitted the “Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025” to require that unions reimburse the federal government for resources and time by federal government employees used to promote the union’s activities. Ernst told the Daily Caller News Foundation that taxpayer funds shouldn’t be used to help unions secure “cushy benefits” during negotiations. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senator Reintroduces Bill To Boot One Agency’s Bureaucrats Outside The Beltway)
“Public money should be spent to benefit taxpayers, not bureaucrats,” Ernst said. “Every cent of Americans’ hard-earned money should be spent on them, not…
