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Pruitt’s EPA Again Admits RFS Compliance Doesn’t Hurt Small Refiners Secret EPA ‘Hardship’ Waivers for Multibillion Dollar Oil Companies Threaten to...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,...
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April 12, 2018
Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD) Act of 2018 .... -
WASHINGTON — Meeting Thursday with agriculture interests including Iowa’s Republican governor and senators, President Donald Trump said his administration may allow the...
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April 12, 2018
Ernst hears value of ISU research
While Congress was on break, Sen. Joni Ernst visited with farmers and researchers at the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm in Crawfordsville on... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, held a subcommittee hearing entitled “United States Special...
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April 11, 2018
Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD)... -
Grassley, Ernst among lawmakers urge president to stop exemptions NEW YORK — Five Republican senators on Monday called on President Donald Trump to temporarily halt the use...
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April 05, 2018
Ernst hosts law enforcement roundtable discussion
Mental illness, data sharing, and gun violence are some of the issues discussed by law enforcement and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst during a roundtable discussion Thursday at Scott... -
MUSCATINE — Barrett Colon is 10-months old, with brown eyes that are as big as they are wide. He doesn't miss a thing. His mom, Samantha Kerr, said that raising Barrett has...
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April 05, 2018
Senator tours college’s entrepreneur center
OTTUMWA — A love for the community college system and a desire to see young people stay in their Iowa communities prompted Sen. Joni Ernst to visit Indian Hills Community... -
April 05, 2018
Ernst sees federal dollars at work in new dental clinic
Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa expects to open the facility June 1 with two dentists. KEOKUK - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst continued her swing through southeast Iowa... -
April 04, 2018
Ernst on President Trump’s Decision to Send National Guard Troops to the Southern Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, issued the following statement on the Trump... -
April 04, 2018
Ernst Statement on Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the... -
April 04, 2018
Sen. Joni Ernst talks water quality regulations in Tipton
Some small towns find themselves 'upside down' on required infrastructure improvements TIPTON — During her 99-county tour, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst fielded concerns from Tipton... -
March 30, 2018
Ernst visits Cherokee lab
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) visited Cherokee this week and while here took a tour of the Foundation Analytical Laboratory on Tuesday afternoon. During Ersnt’s guided... -
March 30, 2018
All Congressional Women Call for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Rules Reform in Congress
All twenty-two Democratic and Republican women of the U.S. Senate today called on Senate leadership to bring legislation that would update and strengthen the procedures available... -
March 30, 2018
Ernst tours DMACC campus
The departure of Maytag may have been years ago, but things are moving again at Newton’s DMACC campus. With nearly a half a million square feet for lease, the campus is... -
March 29, 2018
Joni Ernst Discusses Her No Vote on the Omnibus Bill
(Des Moines, IA) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed her no vote on the 2018 Omnibus bill that passed in the U.S. Senate last Friday and was signed by President... -
March 29, 2018
OUR OPINION: Joni Ernst's SWAMP Act deserves more discussion
Imagine moving U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters to Iowa, in the heart of farm country. Far-fetched? Perhaps. Still, in our minds, it's an idea with merit. That's why...