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" 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. "

Joni Ernst

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" I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran. "

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" I am deeply concerned for the safety of our people brought by a lack of a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Let's shut down the EPA. "

" 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. "

" The forces of violence and oppression don't care about the innocent. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's time to stop spending money we don't have and balance the budget. "

" My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same. "

" I say scrap the IRS. Let's start all over again. "

" There's a lot we can achieve if we work together. "

" We are way overstepping bounds as federal legislators. "

" Our fighters would be nowhere if they didn't have the support coming from folks like those that served with me. "

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" You have to be committed to expand rights and opportunities for all women. "

" We want Iowa to remain red. We have worked so hard to get here. We will not be a purple state: we will be a red state. "

" Those that have received care here in Des Moines at the VA center or the VA hospital here have said that they do receive good care. However, it's getting into the system - the wait periods. We have to do something about that. The care here has been good. We're not seeing that in other states. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" Taxpayers should not be on the hook for subsidizing former presidents' lives to the tune of millions of dollars. "

" 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. "

" When I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork. Washington is full of big spenders. Let's make them squeal. "

" 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. "

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" I believe that wholeheartedly - that we have to maintain a strong national defense. "

" You have to be a leader with a vision, and you have to show Iowans that you want it... and not just a woman. "

" I do believe that we need to lower taxes on our hard working Iowans immediately. "

" Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense. "

" 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. "