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Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled with rows and rows of young Iowans with bread bags slipped over their feet.
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"Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled with rows and rows of young Iowans with bread bags slipped over their feet."
— Joni Ernst

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Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled with rows and rows of young Iowans with bread bags slipped over their feet. — Joni Ernst

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Joni Ernst was a Politician from United States (1970–present).

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Who said "Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom…"?
This quote is attributed to Joni Ernst, a Politician from United States.
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Joni Ernst lived from 1970 – present.