“Good grief, you are either obtuse or intentionally lying. We are not merging our military with the IDF."”
“The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.”
“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,"”
“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
“We support open-source AI and the innovation it unlocks. But open source is not open season on American IP.”

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On the recordJune 21, 2021
I would like to thank all of our witnesses for being here today and sharing information that is so important to all of us that reside and work in rural America.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
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Editor's note · Context

Ernst expresses gratitude to witnesses for their insights on rural issues.

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