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Joni Ernst: “I want to give you one brief example of the cliff effect: Years ago, while serving in the Iowa State Senate, I visited…”

On the recordJune 8, 2026
I want to give you one brief example of the cliff effect: Years ago, while serving in the Iowa State Senate, I visited an assisted living center in my district at the time in Lenox, Iowa.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Providing an example of benefits cliffs.

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