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On the recordNovember 1, 2023
the world is on fire because of Joe Biden's failed leadership and ongoing weakness. Our enemies are on the march. Our servicemembers are under attack by Iran-backed proxies. And our country is under greater threat than it has been in years. Innocent lives are on the line here at home and abroad. At home, the Biden DOD is waging a war on the unborn--a war that is immoral and unlawful. I am a mother. I have carried a baby girl in my womb who is now a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and my baby girl is now carrying a baby of her own. And I am proudly, adamantly, and unabashedly pro-life. I always will be. That is why I have--I have--led the legislation to overturn this woke Dodd policy and will not rest in this fight for life, especially as we work through this year's Defense bill. Abroad, our friend and ally Israel is under assault by ruthless Iran- backed Hamas. Jewish babies have been murdered, burned in ovens, and some even stripped from their mothers' wombs. As a 23-year combat veteran and retired lieutenant colonel of our great U.S. Army, I firmly believe the Pentagon should be focused on protecting innocent life, not destroying it. Joe Biden and Secretary Austin are weak and woke. The architects of this immoral policy should be held accountable. Anyone trying to insert their radical agenda into the military has no place in the Pentagon. No Senator should support any person or dollar that threatens the lethality of our warfighters.…
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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