Senator pushes pandemic-era fraud bill forward, citing Business Insider's report on Chris Brown's taxpayer-funded birthday party

Sen. Joni Ernst, entertainer Chris Brown, and Sen. Ed Markey. Anna Moneymaker/Getty; Prince Williams/WireImage; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Senators advanced a bill that would give prosecutors more time to bring pandemic fraud cases. They cited Business Insider's reporting on potential misuse of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant funds. The Small Business Administration says 69% of the $14.6 billion SVOG program may have been misspent. Lawmakers just came closer to giving US prosecutors more time to...