Prosecutors need more time to deal with pandemic fraud. A top senator says Democrats are blocking a bill to give it to them.

Senator Joni ErnstAndrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe deadline is approaching for prosecutors to file fraud charges related to $43 billion in pandemic aid spending.Senator Joni Ernst says her Democratic counterpart is blocking a bill to give them five more years.Watchdogs previously flagged the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and a restaurant bailout fund.The top Republican on the Senate Small Business Committee said Democrats are blocking a measure to give federal prosecutors more time to investigate