ICYMI: Ernst Leads Bipartisan Delegation Visit to Germany and Poland, Continues Push to Provide Ukraine Lethal Aid to Win the War
The Iowa senator and first female combat veteran elected to the Senate led nine of her Senate colleagues on a bipartisan delegation visit to Germany and Poland over the weekend.
WASHINGTON—After leading a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Germany and Poland this weekend, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is continuing to urge President Biden and his administration to waste no time in providing Ukraine with the additional lethal aid they need—including Polish MiG fighter jets—to win the fight against Vladimir Putin.
Click HERE or on the image above to watch Ernst’s interview on Special Report.
Last night, Ernst joined Bret Baier on Special Report to discuss her bipartisan Senate delegation visit, stating: “What we heard while we were in Poland and in Germany was that Ukraine can win. They can win this war against Russia. However in order to do that, they need to have the lethal aid necessary to push back against the Russians.”
Click HERE or on the image above to read more from the Des Moines Register.
The Des Moines Register reported on Ernst’s visit, writing: “Ernst, who is a member of the Armed Services Committee and the first female combat veteran in the Senate, led nine of her Senate colleagues in the bipartisan visit over the weekend. She said Monday the goal was to ‘demonstrate America’s unwavering support for the freedom-loving people of Ukraine and affirm the strength of the world's most powerful alliance.’”
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As reported by Radio Iowa: “[Ernst] said the U.S. must send more lethal aid to Ukraine. ‘There is no time to waste,’ Ernst said during a conference call with Iowa reporters. ‘Every second counts in war.’”
Click HERE or on the image above to watch more from KLBJ.
Highlighting Ernst’s personal connection to Ukraine through her participation in an agricultural exchange program to the country in the late 1980s, KLBJ also covered Ernst’s bipartisan delegation visit, reporting: “Ernst blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for not letting humanitarian corridors operate for Ukrainian citizens to escape the conflict...Ernst also called for the Biden administration to help Poland transfer its MiG-29 war planes, as well as get other military equipment to Ukraine.”
Click HERE or on the image above to watch more from KCCI.
As reported by KCCI, “Ernst said Ukraine needs more lethal aid to win this fight. The Republican just got back from leading a bipartisan delegation to Poland and Germany. Ernst saw the humanitarian crisis up close and she issues a warning to Putin that he will pay the price” if he chooses to wage war against a NATO ally.
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KGAN reported: “U.S. Senator Joni Ernst [led] nine other Senators in a bipartisan trip to Poland and Germany. After meeting with military leaders and Ukrainian refuges, Ernst says Ukraine needs additional lethal aid, and they need it now.”
Click HERE or on the image above to read more from KMA Land.
KMA Land wrote: “Fresh off a delegation visit to Germany and Poland, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst calls for more lethal weaponry to be sent to Ukraine. After leading a senate delegation consisting of 10 senators, Ernst is leading the call for the United States to continue to back Ukraine with weaponry in its war with Russia.”
Photos from Ernst’s bipartisan delegation visit to Germany and Poland can be found HERE.
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