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Joni Ernst: “That’s why I’m giving my August 2026 Squeal Award to the ‘Shady Bunch,’ families full of fraudsters who are chips off…”

On the recordAugust 21, 2026
That’s why I’m giving my August 2026 Squeal Award to the ‘Shady Bunch,’ families full of fraudsters who are chips off the old cell block.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Senator Ernst announces her August Squeal Award.

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