Who?
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
LISTEN: Laslo & Ernst (6-5-2024)
Ask a Pol asks:
What is your position on the SAFER Banking Act?
Key Ernst:
“Not really in favor,” Sen. Joni Ernst exclusively told Ask a Pol. “So I’d have to sit down and sort through it … so many groups have come and spoken to me about it.”
Caught our ear:
“But I do not want to encourage [use],” Ernst told us. “I am not in favor of legalized marijuana, so I just think that just provides an easier avenue.”
ICYMI — Some recreational pot opponents support SAFER Banking Act
Below find two rough transcripts of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interviews with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), slightly edited for clarity.
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TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Joni Ernst (6-5-2024)
SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo greets Sen. Joni Ernst after she exits the tram underneath the US Capitol as she heads to the floor of the US Senate.
Matt Laslo: “How are you? Do you know where you are on SAFER Banking?”
Joni Ernst: “It’s the marijuana bill?”
ML: “Yeah.”
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