In a roundtable yesterday with student veterans at the University of Dubuque, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), sat down to hear about the transition from service to higher education and the challenges veterans have faced moving on from their time in uniform. Ernst took the opportunity to discuss her own experience leaving the military after 23 years and her choice to serve the country in a new capacity.