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" 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. "

Joni Ernst

Life

Freedom

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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. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I think we do have cyclic changes in weather, and I think that's been throughout the course of history. "

" 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. "

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

Joni Ernst

Combat

Law

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

Joni Ernst

Support

Coming

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

" 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. "

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

" 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.' "

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

" Republicans think tax filing should be easier for you, not just the well-connected. "

" 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. "

" We are way overstepping bounds as federal legislators. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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