Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration had discussed giving COVID-era forgivable loans to Planned Parenthood — and potentially concealed their activities from scrutiny with the codeword “Benghazi.”
The lawmaker posted a thread on social media showing Small Business Administration officials discussing the plans via email in 2021.
The SBA’s senior attorney messaged the agency’s chief of staff to ask for a meeting on “Benghazi (Planned Parenthood).”
The chief of staff responded by saying, “Yes, let’s talk Benghazi.”
Ernst said she asked the Justice Department to discuss the codeword as a possible record concealment, which would violate federal law.
🧵 What’s Benghazi have to do with Planned Parenthood?
I’ve asked@TheJusticeDeptto investigate why Biden’s top SBA officials concealed their Planned Parenthood loan discussions with the codeword “Benghazi.”
If codewords were used to evade congressional oversight into $90+…pic.twitter.com/1Oh8Ejt2Uf
— Joni Ernst (@SenJoniErnst)April 28, 2026
The SBA ultimately gave $90 million to Planned Parenthood in the form of forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans, asnotedby The Christian Post.
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