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Joni Ernst: “Hard working folks shouldn’t be punished for doing what is right for themselves and their families.”

On the recordJune 5, 2026
Hard working folks shouldn’t be punished for doing what is right for themselves and their families.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa

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Advocating for the Upward Mobility Act.

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