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April 29, 2020
After Urging the Administration to Ensure a Secure Food Supply Chain, Ernst Welcomes Action by President
RED OAK, Iowa – After urging the administration to use any tool they had to keep workers safe, ensure a secure food supply chain, and support Iowa’s pork producers – including... -
April 28, 2020
Joni Ernst: Now more than ever, we must protect the safety of our workers and the integrity of our food supply.
Growing up on my family’s hog, corn, and soybean farm in Southwest Iowa, I know firsthand the sense of pride our farmers have. These hardworking Iowans understand how... -
April 27, 2020
Iowa Leaders Urge ‘Immediate Assistance’ from Administration to Support Pork Producers
DES MOINES, Iowa – In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence – the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley along with Governor... -
April 25, 2020
Ernst Statement on USDA’s Plans to Support Iowa Pork Producers Affected by Plant Closures
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, issued the following statement after the U.S.... -
April 24, 2020
Ernst Urges the Administration to Eliminate Payment Limits for Iowa Farmers and Producers
RED OAK, Iowa – After hearing from Iowa’s farmers and producers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, is... -
April 24, 2020
Ernst Applauds Signing of Additional COVID-19 Relief Package
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the additional... -
April 21, 2020
Ernst: ‘More relief is on the way to Iowans’
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed additional COVID-19 relief funding, including more money for the... -
RED OAK, Iowa – Following recent reports of the spread of COVID-19 at meat packing plants and facilities across Iowa and the Midwest, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, hosted her fifth telephone town hall since the...
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April 16, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Urge USDA to Provide Assistance to Pork Producers, Maintain Food Supply Chain
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, as well as her fellow Iowan Senator Chuck Grassley... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, continues to fight for relief for Iowa agriculture,...
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RED OAK, Iowa – After hearing from Iowa farmers throughout the state, including recent phone calls with Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa Soybean Association, and the Iowa Cattlemen’s...
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RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels community, is continuing to fight for farmers and producers during the coronavirus pandemic....
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April 07, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Call for Relief for Iowa’s Biofuel Industry Negatively Impacted by COVID-19
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, along with her Iowa colleague, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA),... -
RED OAK, Iowa — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
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March 25, 2020
Ernst: ‘You can always count on a farmer.’
WASHINGTON—During National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, is honoring Iowa’s farmers and... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa biofuels, pressed the nominee for deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on March 11 to consider the nomination of Douglas Benevento to serve as deputy administrator of the U.S....
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February 27, 2020
Ernst Continues to Fight Relentlessly for Iowa’s Biofuels Community
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to fight relentlessly for the hardworking biofuels producers across Iowa. Most recently, Ernst and her colleague Senator Chuck... -
February 26, 2020
Ernst Commends USDA for Working to Implement Her Efforts to Provide Farmers Flexibility, Improve Conservation
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun working toward implementation of the bipartisan conservation provisions U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) successfully...