GOP Presidential Candidates Will Attend Sen. Joni Ernst’s Roast and Ride

Proceeds from this yr’s trip will profit the veterans charity the Freedom Basis.

Along with the Roast and Experience, Ernst joins the “Problematic Ladies” podcast to debate why she and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., are combating to finish a Pentagon coverage that makes use of taxpayer cash to assist cowl the prices related to abortion.

Hearken to the podcast under or prepared the calmly edited transcript:

Virginia Allen: We’re joined at the moment by Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. Senator, welcome to the present.

Sen. Joni Ernst: Oh, it’s nice to be with you. Thanks a lot.

Allen: There’s a nice annual occasion that you simply host known as the Roast and Experience and it takes place on the state fairgrounds in Iowa. And it’s actually an occasion that helps our veterans, it helps a veteran group, and there’s a gaggle of individuals that each one trip bikes to the fairgrounds the place you eat barbecue and also you hear from audio system. Now, Senator, are you going to be driving a motorbike on this occasion your self?

Ernst: I can be. I lead the pack and we’ve had as many as 500 bikes out on this trip. And the Roast and Experience is an annual occasion and it’s family-friendly, nice leisure, nice meals.

However the way in which we do that, we kick off the day at Huge Barn Harley-Davidson in Des Moines, Iowa, and that begins at 10:30. And people who register for the trip, their ticket gross sales, all of these proceeds go to a veteran’s charity.

Yearly I decide a unique charity to assist and this yr it’s our nice buddies over in Cedar Rapids on the Freedom Basis, and that may be a veterans serving to veterans group. And I’ve visited them many instances. They’re doing nice work throughout the state of Iowa, primarily of their area, however they’re good people.

So, we kick off with the bike trip after which we’ll find yourself on the fairgrounds. And once more, you will get your tickets at roastandride.com. However when you arrive on the fairgrounds—and also you don’t should take part within the bike trip, you may simply go to the fairgrounds and seize a barbecue sandwich, hang around with our VIPs.

Now we have a complete checklist of presidential hopefuls on the GOP ticket which might be attending this yr’s occasion on the fairgrounds, once more, June 3, roastandride.com. We’ve been saying a few of these presidential hopefuls and we’re actually, actually excited in regards to the alternative to showcase all of them to Iowa voters and the entire further guests that can come into Iowa for this occasion.

Allen: Effectively, it is a massive deal as a result of, in fact, Iowa is an early caucus state. Lots of people look to what occurs in Iowa. So, inform us, who’re a few of these audio system that on June 3 they’re going to be attending the Roast and Experience? And these are presidential candidates which might be going to be talking not solely to Iowans, however to all Individuals.

Ernst: Completely. And we’ve got obtained a complete checklist and it’s unbelievable. In fact, we’ve got Nikki Haley and [Sen.] Tim Scott. We’ve obtained Vivek Ramaswamy, we’ve obtained Larry Elder, we’ve obtained Perry Johnson, Mike Pence. Now we have a couple of others that we’ll be saying right here within the subsequent couple of days as properly.

However we did lengthen invites to anybody that was contemplating a run for the presidency on the GOP ticket, and we’ve had such an awesome response. They usually’ll all take the stage and have the ability to attraction to the Iowa voter, have the ability to speak about their values, their inspirations, and have the ability to combine and mingle with Iowans as properly, so it’s an enormous deal.

Mike Pence will truly be becoming a member of in on the bike trip, too. Now we have a couple of which might be riders so I’m actually enthusiastic about that. And it’s simply a lot enjoyable and an effective way to work together with Iowa voters.

Iowa is the first-in-the-nation caucus state. Democrats not a lot anymore. The Democrats actually gave Center America the center finger. And as a GOP we’re sustaining that first-in-the-nation caucus. And we predict it’s actually essential that individuals bear in mind, we’re not simply flyover, we’re on a regular basis Individuals, proud patriots, and we actually do need a voice in deciding who our subsequent president can be.

Allen: So, as these candidates take to the stage, whether or not it’s Nikki Haley or Tim Scott or Vivek Ramaswamy or any of the opposite candidates, what do you suppose Iowans need to hear from them?

Ernst: Effectively, one is, what are we going to do to drive our nation ahead?

We stay within the best nation on the face of this planet, and I do know that each one of our candidates know that. Sadly, so a lot of our voters throughout these nice United States have simply been hammered, whether or not it’s inflation, the debt and the debt ceiling, the entire wokeness that’s coming from the far Left, the local weather ideology. This isn’t the America that many people grew up with.

And I feel that Iowa voters, these which might be in attendance, they need to hear from these candidates on what are we going to do to reaffirm who we’re as America? What are we going to do to get our debt below management? How are we going to assist our nice army women and men? I feel there are such a lot of issues that Individuals are hungering for, however they need a constructive message on how we will write our nation.

Allen: Senator, I need to dive in right here in only a second and speak about a few of the key points that you simply’ve talked about that Individuals care about and that you’ve got taken some motion on inside the Senate. However earlier than we do this, I just do need to acknowledge that you simply your self are a veteran. You served. How lengthy did you serve?

Ernst: Thanks. Sure. I served for over 23 years between the Military Reserves and the Iowa Military Nationwide Guard.

I served as an organization commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom One, which was from 2003 to 2004, with a complete group of Iowa Military Nationwide Guard truck drivers and mechanics, and simply the parents which might be making it occur, the wheels on the street, a few of the greatest, hardest-working troopers you will see anyplace within the nation. And I’m pleased with them and all that they did to assist the higher power for the higher good. And actually, serving in our armed providers was one of many best privileges of my life.

Allen: Effectively, we thanks, Senator, in your service and we thanks for the ways in which even now you’re working to signify and to deliver accountability in so many areas. And particularly, there’s one space I need to speak about that has to do with the difficulty of life proper now and holding the Pentagon particularly accountable on this difficulty.

There’s a big debate proper now inside the Senate over a Pentagon coverage that gives three weeks of paid go away and taxpayer-funded reimbursement of journey bills for army personnel and dependents who search an abortion. You launched laws to deliver this new Pentagon coverage to an finish. Why is the Pentagon making an attempt to make use of taxpayer cash to assist cowl prices related to abortion?

Ernst: Proper, precisely. And it is a model new coverage and why they’re doing it is vitally exhausting to elucidate. So we’ve got a difficulty with taxpayer {dollars} going towards these efforts to offer abortions not only for service members, however for his or her dependents as properly. So I take actual difficulty with that.

And I do have laws that will undo this Pentagon coverage. It’s a coverage that was put into place by [Defense Secretary Lloyd] Austin, and it’s one thing that we as a Congress don’t have the chance to overturn the way in which you’ll a rule that’s put in place by any of the opposite administrative companies within the federal authorities. So I do have laws that will strip this rule away and return it to the way in which it was numerous months in the past earlier than Austin put this rule into place. I simply suppose the difficulty may be very dangerous.

[The Defense Department] has a conflict in opposition to the unborn and I wrestle with that. In fact, as I simply mentioned, I’m a proud service member. I’m so grateful for the alternatives that the army gave me, however we’re these which might be those that can go ahead and defend life. We’re troopers and airmen and marines and sailors, and we’re there to guard the weak all over the world and but we’ve got this conflict on the unborn inside our personal Division of Protection.

So I do have laws, and I’m hoping to realize assist on this and really get it included both within the [National] Protection Authorization Act or have a straight-out vote on it on the ground of the Senate. I’m certain we’ll get it by means of the Home. It’s the Senate that’s the difficulty.

However yeah, I’m very, very upset with the Division of Protection for this explicit rule and the truth that we’re utilizing taxpayer funds to go after the unborn. It’s very, very unlucky and I’m going to do one thing about it.

Allen: And also you’re not the one senator who’s deeply involved over this coverage. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is obstructing the Senate’s approval of practically 200 promotions of army generals and flag officers till the Pentagon agrees to finish this coverage. Are you supportive of Tuberville’s actions right here?

Ernst: I’m supportive of undoing this egregious rule. I feel it’s actually essential and Coach continues to lift the difficulty. And I simply need to remind folks—and I hate that Coach has actually acquired loads of ire from lots of people. They’re cursing him out, however you realize what, [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer might have introduced these generals to the ground and we might have voted on these generals on the ground. So, in fact, there are methods round Coach’s block or his holds, and but Chuck Schumer is selecting not to do this.

So I hate that individuals are directing the entire negativity at Coach when it’s truly Chuck Schumer that isn’t bringing these generals ahead for votes on the ground. He might have achieved that 10 weeks in the past and he selected to not do it.

Allen: Is the Pentagon responding both to your proposed laws or to Tuberville’s response or his advocacy and his choice to essentially block these promotions till the Pentagon takes motion? Have we heard from the Pentagon?

Ernst: Effectively, I do know that they’re very upset they usually haven’t reached out on to me as a result of all I’m saying is that we take the coverage again to the place it was months in the past. It labored simply positive. So let’s return to the way in which it was and never have to carry all of those generals. That’s the easy answer.

And Lloyd Austin, Secretary Austin merely might return and reverse his coverage. That may be the best option to do it. In any other case, there’s the difficulty of both voting on my laws on the ground of the Senate or voting on it by means of the Nationwide Protection Authorization Act.

So there’s numerous ways in which we will deal with this or Chuck Schumer can simply merely deliver these generals up on the ground of the Senate and we will vote on them. However Chuck Schumer, I’d direct all of that anger proper again at Chuck Schumer and at Secretary Lloyd Austin. They’ll undo this mandate. They’ll undo this, however they’re selecting to not.

Allen: Senator, earlier than we allow you to go at the moment, I need to ask, we’ve got so many younger feminine listeners who take pleasure in this podcast and you’ve got had such a various profession and actually, damaged loads of molds. Speak just a little bit about what the recommendation can be that you’d give to younger girls who’re younger of their profession, perhaps simply beginning out.

Ernst: Oh, I admire that. And I like chatting with teams of younger girls. And the most effective recommendation that I may give younger girls throughout the US at the moment is, determine what your ardour is, and when you realize what that zeal is, be sure to examine it up one facet and down the opposite and have all these solutions, change into that subject material professional.

After which while you stroll right into a room, particularly if that room is simply fully crammed with a gaggle of males, go away little doubt in anybody’s thoughts that you’re the professional on that difficulty. Go in and personal that room. It’s so essential that you simply do this. Carry your self properly.

I’ve confronted that many instances over, particularly—I’ll offer you just a little story on the Armed Companies Committee.

Once I first obtained to the US Senate, stepping into for these first committee conferences, and all the fellows on the committee are like, “Oh, take a look at little Joni. Isn’t she so cute? Oh, candy Joni,” and little pat on the pinnacle sort of difficulty.

However while you get right down to questioning the witnesses in entrance of you after these first few committee conferences, they’d little doubt, there was little doubt left of their minds in any respect that I used to be a topic professional. I had worn these boots. I knew my matter up one facet and down the opposite. I owned the room.

And I feel it’s essential that younger girls know that at the moment which you can go in, you may personal the room, and you’ll go away that room with a heck of loads of respect.

Allen: I like that. A message of empowerment. Sen. Joni Ernst, thanks a lot in your time at the moment. This has been an actual privilege.

Ernst: Nice to be with you. Thanks a lot.

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