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DSCC: Ernst Would Rather Continue Her Efforts to Gut Social Security 'Behind Closed Doors So We're Not Being Scrutinized'
September 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release:

Vulnerable Senator Joni Ernst was recently caught on tape telling constituents in Iowa she'd like to keep her attempts to gut Social Security "behind closed doors so we're not being scrutinized" (which is not something you say if you can defend the plan you're pushing) -- and widespread news coverage of her comments has followed.

Senator Ernst . . .

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