“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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On the recordMarch 16, 2023
A lot of the proposals and laws that I hear about when I am out doing the 99-county tour... read like the Green New Deal.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
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Editor's note · Context

Concerns about the Inflation Reduction Act resembling the Green New Deal.

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