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“I served in uniform to defend the right to peacefully protest. What is happening at the Capitol right now is not peaceful nor a protest. It’s anarchy, & a betrayal of the American ideals we all hold dear.”

SENATOR JONI ERNST regarding the riots that took place at the U.S. Capitol “There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”

AMANDA GORMAN in the reciting of her inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb”

“In 10 months, Iowans went through a pandemic, civil unrest, a significant drought and a derecho. A word I think that we use a lot to describe Iowa and Iowans is resilient.”

GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS in her annual Condition of the State address

“At the end of the day if a legislator, male or female, wants to walk in here in their bathing suit and take a vote on the House floor they will be given that opportunity to do so.”

IOWA SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PAT GRASSLEY in response to Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell’s dress code violation of wearing jeans on the House floor in protest of the lack of a mask mandate

“It’s not lost on me ironically that this is Groundhog Day and I’m back again.”

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY NOMINEE TOM VILSACK in his opening remarks before the Senate Agriculture Committee “I am no expert, but I am a global observer, of course, there is climate change taking place. It is happening worldwide. Australia is just one example.”

AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL GOLFER GREG NORMAN regarding the Australian brushfires

“When she takes the oath of office, little girls and boys across the world will know that anything and everything is possible.”

SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR OF MINNESOTA on Vice President-elect Kamala Harris while giving opening remarks at the inauguration ceremony “Those poor hedge fund managers – now might be a good time to invest in whoever makes the world’s tiniest violins.”

THE LATE SHOW HOST STEPHEN COLBERT regarding the ongoing GameStop stock controversy

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