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" We are way overstepping bounds as federal legislators. "
Joni Ernst
Federal
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" I believe that wholeheartedly - that we have to maintain a strong national defense. "
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" 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. "
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" Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Taxpayers should not be on the hook for subsidizing former presidents' lives to the tune of millions of dollars. "
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" When I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork. Washington is full of big spenders. Let's make them squeal. "
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" 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. "
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" We have to have somebody that will express conservative views, of course, and I'm looking for somebody that is very Reaganesque. Someone that can reach all aspects of our voting population here in America. "
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Someone
Voting
" 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. "
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Parents
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Life
" 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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Mindset
Serious
Us
" Let's shut down the EPA. "
Joni Ernst
Down
Shut
EPA
" 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. "
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Think
Support
Government
" I am very proud of my service, and by law, I am defined as a combat veteran. "
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Combat
Law
Am
" 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. "
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I Am
Honor
Need
" 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.' "
Joni Ernst
Best
Business
You
" My parents taught us to live within our means. It's time to force Washington to do the same. "
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Parents
Live
Washington
" It's time to stop spending money we don't have and balance the budget. "
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Time
Stop
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" The state knows best how to protect resources. "
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Protect
Knows
How
" You have to be committed to expand rights and opportunities for all women. "
Joni Ernst
Rights
You
Opportunities
" Republicans think tax filing should be easier for you, not just the well-connected. "
Joni Ernst
Just
Republicans
Tax
" 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. "
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Freedom
Up
" I think we do have cyclic changes in weather, and I think that's been throughout the course of history. "
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Changes
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" You have to be a leader with a vision, and you have to show Iowans that you want it... and not just a woman. "
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Vision
Woman
Want
" I am deeply concerned for the safety of our people brought by a lack of a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL. "
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Defeat
People
Safety
" I say scrap the IRS. Let's start all over again. "
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Scrap
Start
Over
" I do believe that we need to lower taxes on our hard working Iowans immediately. "
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Taxes
Working