Joni Ernst

A life in Iowa is just as valuable as a life in California or New York.

We will encourage you to go in and look at that or those working on that program just to make sure those dollars are as efficiently used as possible for rural areas.

Broadband is very, very important to rural areas.

It seems as though the Taliban is now transitioning from an ideologically inspired group into a narco-terror group.

The malign activity across the EUCOM AOR is, of course, extremely concerning.

I agree, and I'm excited to see how their deployment goes in Afghanistan, and how we can utilize their--the adeptness of that type of unit in other cultural situations.

I have introduced legislation that would give small businesses a stronger voice in the regulatory process, and it is called the Prove It Act.

The Army's organic industrial base, especially at the arsenal level, is critical to the readiness of our forces.

One that I want to raise awareness on, and something that we do talk about, is recruitment of our forces.

This is a rare occasion, since I'm not a Chair or Ranking Member of this Committee.

We must ensure that our military families have the support they need.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Okay. We'll start our second round of questioning.

We're also very proactive in making sure that our public is safe here on the Homeland.

Can you describe their proactive stance and where they might be stationed during large events?

I appreciate it. Thank you for the shout-out for our CSTs.

I travel all 99 counties in Iowa, so I hear this from businesses and manufacturers who are experiencing now tremendous growth as a direct result from undoing some of those burdensome regulations.

I do believe, having that easier access, the access closest to the people, is the best way that our Federal Government can work.

As you know, Americans do expect good governance from all of us.

The lives and livelihoods of the people in Cedar Rapids are just as important as those of individuals who reside in those coastal areas with higher property values.

I don't respond a lot to what the president is saying because you know what if I'm going to talk, I want to talk about the things I'm working on and the things that are important to Iowa.

One area of concern for me, for our Special Operators in particular, is brain trauma that can only be evaluated post-mortem.

I was one of those National Guardsmen that was called up.

I think that one life in California is equal to the value of a life in Iowa as well.

While campaigning, then-candidate Trump made numerous pledges to support biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard.