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Farmers take their lives at a rate higher than any other occupation, and at twice the rate of military veterans. Two bills to help farmers were included in the federal farm bill n...
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‘As you near the conclusion of NAFTA negotiations, we urge you to closely consider the parameters and negotiating objectives outlined in TPA and work closely with Members of...
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May 21, 2018
Ag suicide on rise; bill could save lives
The lives of your friends and neighbors may be at risk. Last year, Jeremy Wolf decided to get out of farming. He set the end of this year as his target date. I learned... -
May 21, 2018
Good news for ethanol industry
Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst, the two Republicans who represent the Hawkeye State in the United States Senate, are both strong champions of Iowa’s evolving ethanol... -
Recently, a column by Steve Lekwa was published in this paper with inaccurate claims regarding legislation that we recently co-sponsored, the Give Our Resources the Opportunity to...
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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... -
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
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... -
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... -
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... -
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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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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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 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... -
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 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... -
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 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... -
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...