[applause] senator joni ernst. thank you, joni. senator bill hagerty.ill is going to be seeing me in a little while. he's doing a fantastic job. very honored by bringing bill out. and his respected senator. ronna mcdaniel. where is ronna? i don't get to see so many of you with all these lights. but she's here somewhere. great job. you just heard jim jordan. this guy is an incredible guy. [applause] we have pastor jeffers, too, who has been with me right from the beginning. i will never forget a statement he said, who is this guy on television, trump, he may not know the bible as well as some of us, in fact, he may not know what that well -- [laughter] but he's a big believer and a great leader, and we are going to be very happy with him. i wasn't sure if i should be insulted or not, but i wasn't. [laughter] thank you, robert. in addition, let me express my tremendous gratitude to each and every one of you. the faith and freedom coalition is the front line of defense for christians and people of faith in america today. what a job they do. it really is an

republican party fundraiser held in cedar rapids, following opening remarks he talks with senator joni ernst and jeff kauffman, the iowa g.o.p. chair on inflation and other issues. andi ernst. this is 50 minutes. >> we got a lot of great media here today. i will be very quiet and measured. the c-span camera is looking right at me. i will behave myself tonight. sort of. [laughter] we will wait until our guest of honor comes up here. by the way, senator tim scott -- [cheers and applause] >> will, first of all, thank you. i have the absolute wonderful task this morning on waterloo radio, the reporter says i will push your event tonight. i said i have to tell you that it is sold out. i asked him why do you think they are all here, and he told me i think they are here to see you. [laughter] maybe you didn't. i don't know what he said. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] [cheers and applause] >> just a couple of quick thank you's. the senator has to catch a plane, so we are going to do a lot of things we typically do later earlier. joni can stay with us. we have a couple of other folks. you will have a

the rest, including joni ernst of iowa, will not face voters for years.ncluding mitch mcconnell of tuckey, the minority leader willing to select a bill seeing it as a sign that some republicans have calculated given the scale of public outrage over mass shootings that their party could not be seen to be blocking a modest compromise on gun safety in an election year. bob, utah, how do you think they should vote today? caller: yeah, i believe in gun laws. but i believe you have the right to have guns. what i think people are overlooking on this is mental illness. people go out and load up on alcohol and they go to bars and they go around, when you are full of alcohol, you aren't mentally there. there should be a law that you cannot carry a gun and drink. host: you support this bipartisan bill up for a vote in the senate? caller: yes. host: ok. junior in pikeville, kentucky, you oppose? caller: yes, i oppose the legislation as it is because the thing that it is, it doesn't go far enough. everybody should have the right to have a gun. that's what the civil wa

republican party fundraiser held in cedar rapids, following opening remarks he talks with senator joni ernst and jeff kauffman, the iowa g.o.p. chair on inflation and other issues. andi ernst. this is 50 minutes. >> we got a lot of great media here today. i will be very quiet and measured. the c-span camera is looking right at me. i will behave myself tonight. sort of. [laughter]

, so having that reunion and having hundreds of women who served in our military who look up to joni ernst in the room that evening where she was the guest speaker, the keynote speaker, it was a blessing to all the women who served in the country. god bless the leadership you provide, and i know that one day when you are over all the military from the vice president, i look forward to saying, yes ma'am. [applause] god bless you. ready to get started? >> [indiscernible] sen. tim scott: awesome. always good to have her. [applause] whenever i come here, i have been with you three or four times? >> at least four times. sen. tim scott: i we forget how much energy he brings to a room. [laughter] i've always come in and sampling to have a kind conversation with everyone and you start rolling, and i realize, you know, get ready to rumble! >> i appreciate that, senator. before we move into our program, we need to give the prayer and we need a pledge. we have three legislators here this evening and i will introduce them later in the program, but to pray for us, we have an outstanding legislator here

missouri, richard of, mitt romney you have you see utah, shelley moore capito of west virginia, joni ernstiowa, lisa murkowski of alaska and todd young of indiana, senator pat toomey of pennsylvania was absent of the vote but came out in support of it. mean of those senators are from america's most conservative states, indiana, utah louisiana west virginia. what were the numbers in the last elections, every one of those states except for maine went to donald trump in 2020. you're seeing a color coded of the map, some are entirely red. so if you care about democracy you have to ask how many of those voters went to the polls in the last election hoping above all to elect leaders to support gun confiscation of law abiding americans? not very many. so what we're seeing here, to be clear, is a subversion of democracy. you get to vote for whomever you want in this country, it can be a republican, a democrat, a liberal, a conservative, but in the end you're going to get the very same thing every time. you're going to get a weaker u.s. dollar. you're going to get more pointless foreign washings an

i certainly am thankful for joni ernst, senator from iowa for the introduction and the invitation to come spend time in her home state and we had a great time together. >> bret: last thing, you had a bipartisan effort on police reform. >> yes, sir. >> bret: it did not get through in part because democrats walked away from it. you are now in the prey says of bipartisan effort on gun reform. we don't have all the specifics of that. the test of that language moving forward. is there a fear that that is going to be the same thing that you saw with police reform? >> well, you make a very good point, bret. i sat at the table twice and saw the democrats walk away. i remain at the table today still working on police reform. i'm hoping that someone from somewhere will show up and decide let's finish this together in a bipartisan fashion. let's put both sides to the side and realize that the binary choice that they presented to the american people between communities of color and law enforcement is a false binary. we need to help one. we fund the other. as relates to the current iteration of t

senators joni ernst, shelley moore capito and senators todd young and lisa murkowski who are up for re-election. lawmakers say the $15 billion fully paid for package invests in school safety and mental health services. enhances background checks for gun buyers age 18 to 21. sends millions to states with red flag laws, which allows authorities to temporarily remove firearms from those who may be at risk to themselves or others as long as they provide due process. and, closes its so-called boyfriend loophole by banning those who have abused a dating partner from owning a gun for five years. the package does not include some changes president biden called for like a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. still the nra opposes the deal co-sponsor senator john cornyn doesn't think the nra will influence the republicans this bill needs. >> i think most people will not allow any outside group to veto good public policy. >> and, bret, jewelry says is supposed to start next week. leader schumer wants to see this bill passed in the senate by the end of this week, but house leadership won't c

that's why one senator, joni ernst is proposing transferring the material to states like texas who willolumbian embassy with the president of columbia. great to see you. >> thank you so much. it's a great honor to be here. >> bret: we talked now three years ago. hard to believe. one of the issues we talked about coming off the border story we just did was the influx of immigrants coming across the border and what could be done in central america to stop that. in that time since then we haven't seen the numbers on this side change but what are you seeing. >> well, first of all, remember, bret, three years ago we talked about the massive inflow of migrants coming to colombia from venezuela. that we this all these brothers and sisters crossing the border with frozen bones without any access to health services without any access to opportunities we decided to embrace a policy we call this fraternal policy. yesterday we come completed a major my stone grant 1 million temporary protection status to all those venezuelans brothers and sisters and we expect to have 800,000 more in the following

joni ernst is the leadership. and grassley is in cycling phases, re-election in november, not sure he'll go for it. they are split, and the closest allies of mitch mcconnell will support this. the ones we have to watch for, john thune, senate minority whip from south dakota. again, up for re-election. you'll see westerners and first-term republicans i think they'll oppose this. you'll see more senior republicans. i think they will take a look at this legislation. i don't think it will get a majority of republicans, but anything again is a step forward on this issue. >> yeah. and you've been speaking to people who have been paying their respects at robb elementary in uvalde. what is their reaction? >> reporter: this news has been met with a lot of positivity and support here. people feel like this is the least lawmakers can do frankly at this stage. at the same time, people on the ground here are hesitant to pat lawmakers on the back, because they understand this is not a law, it's not even a bill yet, it's just a

remarks, he speaks with jeff kaufman, the iowa gop chair on inflation other issues and senator joni ernstis is 50 minutes. >> we got a lot of great media here today. i will be very quiet and measured. the c-span camera is looking right at me. i will behave myself tonight. sort of. [laughter] we will wait until our guest of honor comes up here. by the way, senator timtt

senator joni ernst of iowa, senator lisa murkowski of alaska and todd young of indiana. senator pat toomey of pennsylvania was absent for the vote but he came out in support of. now many of those senators are from america's most conservative states indiana, utah, louisiana, west virginia. what were the numbers in the last election? those states in fact, every one of those states except for the state of maine and for donald trump in 2020 you're seeing the color coded maps of relaxium results in those states on your screen right now. some of them are entirely red . so again, if you care about democracy, you have to ask how many of those voters went to the polls in the last election hoping above all to elect leaders who support gun confiscation of law abiding americans red flag was not very many. so what we're seeing here to be clear, is a subversion of democracy. you get to vote for whoever you want in this country, republican or democrat, liberal and conservative. but in the end you're going to get the very same thing every time you're going to get a weaker us dollar, you

now s many republican senators such as joni ernst and shelley moore capitonie are reportedly voting yes on the bill. it's hard to believe that's true , but apparently it is senator john cornyn, the lead republican negotiator who goingr far left in recent years is currently celebrating on the senate because again,ar only ukrainians are allowed to have guns because seen shaking hands with chuck schumer, his close friend, is he representing the voters of cktexas? ol no. but apparently john cornyn isn't just stopping with guns. he has his sights now on immigration. cornyn was just seen smiling while speaking to democratic senator alex padilla saying quote, first guns, now it's immigration. has there evermi been a greatera more brazen sell out of any group of voters thanto what republican senators mitch mcconnell, john cornyn and the rest are doing right now? s talkub about a subversion of democracy. if they keepco this up,re the system will collapse. you have tose represent the interests of your voters. that's why you're there. the cdc is worried aboutpr the spread of monkeypox. so naturall

[applause] senator joni ernst. thank you, joni. senator bill hagerty.oing to be seeing me in a little while. he's doing a fantastic job. very honored by bringing bill out. and his respected senator. ronna mcdaniel. where is ronna? i don't get to see so many of you with all these lights. but she's here somewhere. great job. you just heard jim jordan. this guy is an incredible guy. [applause] we have pastor jeffers, too, who has been with me right from the beginning. i will never forget a statement he said, who is this guy on television, trump, he may not know the bible as well as some of us, in fact, he may not know what that well -- [laughter] but he's a big believer and a great leader, and we are going to be very happy with him. and i will never forget it. i wasn't sure, should i be insulted or not? but i wasn't. [laughter] robert jeffers. thank you, robert. in addition, let me express my tremendous gratitude to each and every one of you. the faith and freedom coalition is the front line of defense for christians and people of faith in america today. w

issues and senator joni ernst. this is 50 minutes. >> we got a lot of great media here today. i will be very quiet and measured. the c-span camera is looking right at me. i will behave myself tonight. sort of. [laughter] we will waiti

we had the good fortune of hearing a series of speeches last week led by my colleague from iowa, joni ernst, on the critical situation at our southern border with people violating our laws coming into this country and almost being invited into this country in violation of our laws. because our laws say you need the permission of the united states to come to this country. so i didn't speak last week on that subject, but as i have done on a number of occasions otherwise, i want to once again come to my colleagues about the border crisis created by president biden, secretary mayorkas and maybe more throughout this administration. the crisis at our southern border is one of the top issues i hear at my county meetings. iowans are understandably upset by president biden's policies that have incentivized illegal immigration and created and historic crisis at the southern border. in the first 15 months of this administration, u.s. customs and border patrol protection, c.p.b., as we call it, has experienced over 2/7 million encounters with illegal immigrants at the southern border. that number is st

joining us is frank in army combat veteran iowa senator joni ernst.he sacrifice made just over 20 years ago. the young professionals do a lot for the foundation. they ran in honor of lieutenant joe leavy who gave his life on 9/11. his daughter kate, his son brian did the climb as well. the official starter was erica hill lost a husband to 9/11 related illnesses just last year people keep dying from what happened 20 years ago. i have a list of names here, lost five schoolmates and they lost their lives on 9/11. never forget and honor them. >> all year long you were remembering frank. it truly is remarkable. senator ernst, a long way from iowa. you are atop the freedom tower. tell us why. >> did the climb with a number of other veterans and of course some of our goldstar family members. it was phenomenal to spend the time with them to remember the sacrifices of 9/11 and every member of our military as well. spent their time away from the families with a global war of terror. thanks, frank. pete: i am looking at some of these images. wounded soldiers and

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joni ernst, famously, had really made a strong line in the sand during the violence against women act debate both last congress and this congress because of the border from the pole. now this is part of this legislation, so how is she going to vote? how have ten democrats and ten republicans meeting at the negotiation papal, will inspire folks to do what is right here. take the step+++0,sis there a ge 10 republicans? guest: i think there is no secret why this was originally unveiled with 10 democrats and republicans. our hope is that part of that intentionality through negotiations and why it took longer and kept all of us on a razors edge as we waited for with the policies are going to be, that has been done in such a way that there is an agreement among these individuals, the senators, taken and packaged to the chamber. host: let's hear from a republican from michigan, good morning. tim, talking about bipartisan the legislation proposal, go ahead. caller: good morning. i was just calling to ask about if they get the bills that they want through, with that. put him out of a job, and