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It’s no secret that opioid abuse has become a major problem in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that two-thirds of drug...
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April 26, 2018
Ernst Questions Defense Secretary on Efforts to Counter Aggression by Near-Peer Adversaries
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee received testimony on the Department of Defense (DoD) budget posture from Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Under... -
April 26, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Fayette County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Fayette County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in... -
April 26, 2018
Ernst Supports Director Pompeo to be Secretary of State
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Senate confirmed Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State. Prior to the vote, the Iowa senator delivered... -
April 25, 2018
Ernst Statement on French President Macron Address
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after attending French President Emmanuel Macron’s address to a Joint Session of... -
April 25, 2018
U.S. Senators Demand Turkey Release Pastor Andrew Brunson
U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst joined a bipartisan group of 66 senators, led by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), in sending a... -
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst took her concerns about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s handling of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to a Senate Ag Committee hearing Tuesday....
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At Tuesday’s Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on The State of Rural America, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned U.S. Department of...
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WASHINGTON – At today’s Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on The State of Rural America, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned U.S. Department of...
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April 24, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Benton County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Benton County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in the... -
April 23, 2018
Rural mental support legislation introduced in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – RuU.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on... -
April 21, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst Offer Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and... -
Iowa’s Joni Ernst is among a group of bipartisan U.S. Senators who have introduced legislation to provide more federal money for mental health services to rural...
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April 20, 2018
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Group of 66 Senators in Sending Letter To President Erdogan Demanding Release of Pastor Andrew Brunson
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of 66 senators, led by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), in sending a letter... -
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Joni Ernst Thursday introduced legislation to fund the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. The two say the legislation will provide farmers with...
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April 20, 2018
Ernst, Grassley Lead Members of Iowa Delegation in Letter Urging CMS to Repeal Guidance Hindering Iowa’s Individual Market
Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, along with Congressmen Steve King (IA-04), David Young (IA-03), and Rod Blum (IA-01), sent a letter to the Centers for... -
April 20, 2018
Mental health crisis addressed in FARMERS FIRST Act
The mental health crisis in rural America is being addressed in Washington D.C. thanks to two U.S. senators. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) have... -
April 20, 2018
Putting Farmers First
Senators introduce the Farmers First Act to provide mental health support for farmers, ranchers. Two Midwestern senators have introduced a bill to provide the nation’s... -
April 19, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst Offer Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
**UPDATE** Since the press release was sent, the FARMERS FIRST Act has received additional support from: American Agri-Women National Farmers Union National Young Farmers... -
(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is co-sponsoring a bill that would attempt to curb the high suicide rate among agricultural workers. Ernst, along with Wisconsin...