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June 15, 2017
Terrorism Is on the Rise in Southeast Asia
Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. She retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa National Guard and served in Kuwait... -
June 14, 2017
Senator Ernst Continued to Push to Expand Access to E15
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, continued to push for legislation she cosponsored that would... -
*Please Note: Senator Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours* WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) regional directors will hold traveling office hours...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced the bipartisan Leadership...
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June 14, 2017
Senators push bill to provide better military pay raises, salaries for senior enlisted
WASHINGTON — Frustrated over increasing issues with military salaries, a pair of senators on Wednesday will introduce new legislation to ensure “equal... -
June 14, 2017
Senators Push to End 'Discrepancies' in Enlisted Pay
Two senators on Wednesday introduced a bill aimed at boosting pay rates for enlisted personnel by requiring presidents to go by the Employment Cost Index in recommending... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services’ Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, questioned Secretary of Defense...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after her meeting at the White House this afternoon on health care reform: “We had a...
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June 12, 2017
Ernst Applauds End of Ban on U.S. Beef Imports to China
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today issued the following statement on the news... -
June 08, 2017
Ernst, Tester Push for Extension of Critical Suicide Prevention Training in National Guard, Reserves
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, and Jon Tester (D-MT), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, introduced... -
In today's Small Business Women #DSM-- Senator Joni Ernst and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced bipartisan legislation directing the Small Business Administration to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Dean Heller of Nevada, and Joni Ernst of Iowa, who worked together to address sexual violence on college campuses,...
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Given national reporting on scandals related to Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals over the last several years, it's more important than ever today that unfettered scrutiny...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, today applauded Senate passage of the bipartisan Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability and Whistleblower...
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June 06, 2017
Ernst Pleased with Resolution Over Sugar Dispute
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today applauded the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, along with his Mexican counterpart Secretary of... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, applauded U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin’s announcement to discontinue...
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May 29, 2017
Pause and remember veterans on Memorial Day
This Memorial Day weekend, Iowans will gather at backyard barbecues with friends and family, and celebrate the beginning of summer. It is important that we do so, because one of... -
May 26, 2017
Ernst backs bill thwarting military sexual assault
(Washington) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is among lawmakers pushing for a culture change in terms of sexual assaults in the military. Ernst and New York Democratic Senator Kirsten... -
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, has introduced a bill with a Democrat Senator from New York to mandate in-person sexual assault prevention training for new...
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May 25, 2017
Johnson, Ernst Whistleblower Bill Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran,...