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" Americans have been hurting, but when we demanded solutions, too often Washington responded with the same stale mindset that led to failed policies like Obamacare. It's a mindset that gave us political talking points, not serious solutions. "
Mindset
Serious
Us
" As a young girl, I plowed the fields of our family farm. I worked construction with my dad. To save for college, I worked the morning biscuit line at Hardees. "
Morning
Family
Farm
" Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense. "
Mess
Washington
Cleaning
" Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled with rows and rows of young Iowans with bread bags slipped over their feet. "
School
Growing Up
Good
" I am a woman and, second, I have been to war. I am a combat veteran. This is not a war on women, and anytime Democrats use the word 'war,' they need to do it to honor our servicemen and women. "
I Am
Honor
Need
" I am deeply concerned for the safety of our people brought by a lack of a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL. "
Defeat
People
Safety
" I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran. "
Combat
Law
Am
" I believe that businesses will do what is best for their business. I don't know that the government needs to be stepping in and telling them, 'This is what you will do.' "
Best
Business
You
" I believe that wholeheartedly - that we have to maintain a strong national defense. "
Strong
Believe
Defense
" I can tell you that the Iowa way - the Iowa way is to find out that there is a problem and acknowledge it and address it head-on. "
Find
You
Way
" I do believe that we need to lower taxes on our hard working Iowans immediately. "
Believe
Taxes
Working
" I do not support a federal minimum wage. I think every state has a different economy, a different cost of living. I don't believe that's the role of the federal government. "
Think
Support
Government
" I don't know the science behind climate change. I can't say one way or another what is the direct impact, whether it's man-made or not. "
Know
Say
Science
" I grew up in southwest Iowa, on a farm north of Stanton, Iowa, which is a tiny little town, a farming community. I went to Iowa State University and joined Army ROTC while I was there and just have had such a phenomenal life. I am a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. "
Life
Freedom
Up
" I have a beautiful little Smith & Wesson, 9 millimeter, and it goes with me virtually everywhere. But I do believe in the right to carry, and I believe in the right to defend myself and my family - whether it's from an intruder or whether it's from the government, should they decide that my rights are no longer important. "
Family
Myself
Beautiful
" I have never once claimed that I have a Combat Action Badge. I have never claimed that I have a Purple Heart. What I have claimed is that I have served in a combat zone. "
Badge
Heart
Never
" In the fields of southwest Iowa, my parents and grandparents worked and sacrificed. Like so many Iowans, the American Dream for them was never about wealth or fame. Their dream was to leave their children and grandchildren a better life, with greater opportunity, than their own. "
Parents
Opportunity
Life
" I say scrap the IRS. Let's start all over again. "
Scrap
Start
Over
" I think we do have cyclic changes in weather, and I think that's been throughout the course of history. "
History
Changes
Weather
" It's not enough to be a woman. You have to care about women's issues. And women's issues here in Iowa are that we have a strong economy. We have jobs that our sons and daughters can go off to someday. We have a great educational system. And women want strong national defense. We want to know that our families are going to be safe. "
Great
Strong
Know
" It's time to stop spending money we don't have and balance the budget. "
Time
Stop
Money
" It was only by luck and the blessings of God that my soldiers did not encounter an assault, that we did not run over an IED. And to dishonor our service by saying we're not worthy of being called combat veterans is insulting to the majority of men and women who serve their country honorably. "
Service
Men
God
" Let's shut down the EPA. "
Down
Shut
EPA
" My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same. "
Parents
Live
Washington
" Our fighters would be nowhere if they didn't have the support coming from folks like those that served with me. "
Support
Coming
Like
" Republicans think tax filing should be easier for you, not just the well-connected. "
Just
Republicans
Tax
" Taxpayers should not be on the hook for subsidizing former presidents' lives to the tune of millions of dollars. "
Should
Dollars
Former
" The forces of violence and oppression don't care about the innocent. "
Violence
Care
Oppression
" The push for 'Meatless Mondays' in our military is misguided at best and goes against dietary guidelines. Our men and women in uniform should have the option to consume the protein they need, including meat, on a daily basis. "
Need
Best
Push
" There's a lot we can achieve if we work together. "
Work Together
Together
Achieve
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