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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of the first female Republicans to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about Amy Coney Barrett’s qualifications and...
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October 27, 2020
Ernst Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of the first female Republicans to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after voting to... -
October 23, 2020
Ernst Works Across the Aisle to Increase Funding for Suicide Prevention, Mental Health Crisis Centers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined her colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Suicide and Crisis Outreach Prevention Enhancement Act, which would increase funding... -
October 23, 2020
Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley: Clear Out Unused Medicines on National Take-Back Day
Do you have unused medication from last year’s harvest prescribed to treat back pain still in the medicine cabinet? Or, perhaps diabetic test strips piling up or pain pills... -
October 22, 2020
Ernst Recognized as ‘Guardian of Small Business’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, was awarded the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)’s Guardian of Small... -
WASHINGTON—With U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) support, Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court advanced out of...
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October 21, 2020
Ernst: “Judge Barrett has shown that she has the utmost of qualifications and the character to serve on our nation’s highest court.”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke today about Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s nominee to the Supreme Court,... -
October 21, 2020
Ernst Decries Radical Threats to Pack the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined her Republican colleagues today to discuss Democrats’ threats to pack the Supreme... -
October 21, 2020
Ernst Supports More COVID Aid for Iowans
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today continued her work to get additional support to Iowans during COVID-19. The relief package Ernst voted for today included many of... -
WASHINGTON – To help recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are honoring the thousands of Iowans and Americans who are...
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October 21, 2020
Sen. Joni Ernst: Sarah’s Law Is About Justice
Sarah Root had just graduated college when she was struck and killed by a man who entered the country illegally and was driving drunk—three times over the legal... -
October 20, 2020
Ernst Supports Additional Small Business Relief for Iowans
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee and champion of the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), supported a boost to... -
October 20, 2020
Ernst Calls on Colleagues to Support Small Businesses
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who has been urging Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders to allow small businesses a second pass at the Paycheck Protection... -
October 19, 2020
ICYMI: Ernst: Barrett Fails Democrats’ Litmus Tests, Won’t Be In “Lockstep” With Liberals On Court
Republican Senator Joni Ernst says Democrats oppose President Trump’s nominee for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy because she doesn’t pass their litmus tests on abortion and other... -
October 16, 2020
Sen. Joni Ernst: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a role model for girls and shows US women have great freedoms
We are wrapping up a historic event in our nation: the Senate confirmation hearing for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the Supreme Court. If... -
October 15, 2020
Barrett’s advice for young women: “Make decisions. Be confident. Know what you want. And go get it.”
WASHINGTON—During the third day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) gave Judge Barrett the opportunity to offer... -
WASHINGTON—During the third day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned Barrett about replacing another woman...
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October 14, 2020
There’s a first time for everything
WASHINGTON – According to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) was the first senator to bring up the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) at a Senate Judiciary... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of the first female Republicans to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), are urging the Environmental...