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Joni Ernst: “This is not a circus, folks. And he is not the director of the Small Business Administration; he is the secretary of…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2024
This is not a circus, folks. And he is not the director of the Small Business Administration; he is the secretary of defense.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Ernst criticizes the lack of transparency from the Department of Defense regarding the secretary's health and duties.

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