Joni Ernst actually said...

"With the decline in the combat fighter squadrons, has this impacted the ability to deploy air power assets to prosecute the air campaign against the Islamic State?"

"That is where the assuming risk comes into play is that you focus in one area, but you may not be able to cover down in other areas."

"It seems to be such a waste of taxpayer dollars maybe to have transitioned fighters out, replace it with an RPA unit."

"If we do not see resolution coming from the Air Force or the FAA, this is something that we will act on legislatively, which is not what I would like to do."