Political Quotes

Joni Ernst: “It does, in this context, because we do have American hostages that are being held against their will all around the…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2024
It does, in this context, because we do have American hostages that are being held against their will all around the globe.
Said by
Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Senator Ernst expresses her concern over Donald Trump's use of the term 'hostages' for those convicted related to January 6th.

Share

More from Joni Ernst

Oct 3, 2026

My message to the affluent finance bros being cut off from Uncle Sam's unemployment trust fund is simple: If you are fortunate enough to make $1 million or more per year without having to work, then you should be counting your blessings —…

ernst.senate.gov
Oct 9, 2026

Washington math doesn't add up, but my Billion Dollar Boondoggle law will restore accountability to its shady accounting. Taxpayers deserve this transparency, and it will protect them from being put on the hook for hundreds of billions of…

ernst.senate.gov
Oct 3, 2026

In 2024 alone, 10,100 million-dollar earners received nearly $97.4 million in unemployment compensation. That amounts to each being paid $9,650, roughly the cost of a new Rolex watch.

ernst.senate.gov
Oct 3, 2026

Because unemployment programs are funded primarily by taxing employers, this federal mandate is effectively a reverse Robin Hood tax that takes from struggling small businesses to give to the idle rich and self-sufficient.

ernst.senate.gov

Other voices in this conversation