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Taylor Odisho

Republican Senator Says Washington Looks Like 'A Very Expensive Kid's Birthday Party' After Billions Spent on Mascots, Coloring Books

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst introduced a bill that would end swag that costs around $2 billion. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

A Republican senator is introducing an act that would save about $2 billion in taxpayer money that has been spent on mascots, coloring books and other swag to promote government agencies.

"You might mistake Washington for a very expensive kid's birthday party, with federal employees playing dress up, appearing as mascots and making coloring books," Sen. Joni Ernst, 54, said in a statement obtained by the Daily Mail.

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