Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst joined 40 other senators in a bipartisan letter Monday calling for additional support for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors amid the novel coronavirus.
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![Senate Republican Conference Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Senate Republican Conference Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks to reporters following the Senate Republican policy luncheon which both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attended on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)](https://images.dailycaller.com/image/width=960,height=411,fit=cover,f=auto/https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/GettyImages-1206480663-e1586805841595.jpg)
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