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May 17, 2018
Ernst, senators talk skipping August recess
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is among a group of senators calling for Congress to delay or eliminate its August recess. The effort is by Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., is similar to an... -
May 16, 2018
Ernst Statement on Net Neutrality Rules Vote
Following a vote in the U.S. Senate to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement: “The Obama... -
May 15, 2018
Ernst, Colleagues Call on Senate to Stay In Session to Pass Funding Bills and Confirm Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike... -
May 15, 2018
Ernst seeks reversal on Chinese import tariffs
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) implored the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to reassess whether the trade tariffs imposed on Chinese imports are really the right move for America... -
May 15, 2018
Full Replay: GOP Senators Demand Congress Work "Nights And Weekends" To Confirm All Trump Nominees
U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean Heller (R-NV), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John... -
May 15, 2018
#MakeCongressWorkAgain: Drain the Swamp by Working Nights, Weekends, Through August Recess
Republican senators including David Perdue (R-GA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Lee (R-UT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) held a press conference Tuesday at the U.S.... -
May 14, 2018
Ernst Recognizes U.S. Embassy Opening in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON – On the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement recognizing the opening of the United States... -
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural...
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WASHINGTON – As bilateral trade negotiations continue with China and the Section 301 Committee prepares for its public hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the...
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May 11, 2018
Senators Push To Avoid Last-Minute Funding Battles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean... -
May 11, 2018
Iowa officials seek resolution to trade crisis
A range of Iowa Republican political leaders and business officials moved Friday to urge the Trump administration to resolve the trade dispute with China, citing worries over the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Reform held a hearing on bipartisanship in budgeting and received testimony...
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May 09, 2018
Ernst, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Prepare U.S. for Advances in Artificial Intelligence Technology
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), member... -
May 08, 2018
Ernst Comments on White House RFS Meeting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued a statement following today’s meeting at the White House on the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “Today, the... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, issued the...
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May 01, 2018
Blunt, Ernst, Lankford, Daines & 37 Additional Senators Urge Trump Administration to Issue New Title X Regulations
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Joni Ernst (Iowa), James Lankford (Okla.), and Steve Daines (Mont.) led 37 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to... -
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship today honored Anfinson Farm Store from Cushing, Iowa as the Small Business of the Day for National...
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April 30, 2018
Ernst, Bipartisan Group of Senators Continue Push For Year Round Waiver for E-15 in Letter to Pruitt
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Mike... -
Sen. Joni Ernst discussed sexual assault and cuts to resources during a visit to the RVAP on April 27. As Sexual Assault Awareness Month draws to a close, Rape Victim Advocacy...
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April 28, 2018
Ernst Questions Defense Secretary on Efforts to Counter Aggression by Near-Peer Adversaries
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee received testimony on the Department of Defense (DoD) budget posture from Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Under Secretary of Defense...