Joni Ernst actually said...

"People are not — well, we all are going to die. For heaven’s sakes, folks."

"It is important that folks out there in non-ag country understand how difficult it is to really get into farming and to be able to thrive in farming."

"For our lenders that are here, in my home State of Iowa, our turkey and our egg producers have been hit hard by avian influenza."

"it is extremely important to have these protections in place."