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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies...
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Legislation aimed at increasing the transparency of the rule-making process pertaining to small businesses has moved forward in the U.S. Senate. The Senate Small Business and...
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May 11, 2016
Ernst’s Prove It Act Passes Small Business Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) Prove It Act of 2016 today passed out of the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee and now heads to the full... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, legislation championed by U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to reinstate inurnment rights for Women Airforce Service Pilots...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a roundtable discussion in Greene County with Iowa veterans and community leaders as part of her 99...
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WASHINGTON – In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst requested more information from the United States Department of...
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April 29, 2016
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Hardin County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Hardin County as part of her 99 county tour across Iowa. This town meeting... -
By Dar Danielson Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, joined with Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri Thursday to introduce legislation they say will...
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April 29, 2016
Improve response to sexual assault in military
As published in: The Des Moines Register When folks first think of our brave servicemembers, thoughts of defending our country, fighting enemies abroad and honoring their... -
April 29, 2016
Baldwin, Ernst tout caregiver tax break
By Ben Jacobson A pair of U.S. senators from the tri-state area support legislation that would create a tax credit to those who care for loved ones at home. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa,... -
April 28, 2016
McCaskill & Ernst Take Next Step to Curb Sexual Assault in the Military, Aiming to Protect Survivors from Retaliation
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators today took the next step to continue curbing sexual assaults in the military, introducing legislation to build on the historic... -
April 27, 2016
Ernst Introduces Prove It Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced the Prove It Act of 2016, legislation that increases transparency within the federal rulemaking process, especially... -
April 27, 2016
Iowa, Nebraska Senators: Who was Monitoring Edwin Mejia?
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate delegations from Iowa and Nebraska are seeking details on the Obama Administration’s decision to place an unaccompanied minor immigrant in... -
April 27, 2016
Iowa senators raise more questions about fatal crash
By Kathy A. Bolten Senators from Iowa and Nebraska are raising questions about why a teenage immigrant who entered the United States illegally and is a fugitive after a fatal crash... -
***WATCH Full Press Conference HERE**** Washington, D.C. – To mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and survivors of sexual assault...
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By Pat Curtis Iowa’s two U.S. Senators are backing legislation designed to curb sexual assaults on college campuses. Republicans Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley both took part...
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April 26, 2016
Ernst supports new energy reform bill
By Brent Barnett (Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is speaking out in favor of a new bill promoting energy production. The Red Oak Republican recently voted in... -
April 20, 2016
Ernst Encourages Support of 4-H
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, in support of 4-H and its... -
April 20, 2016
Ernst Supports Bipartisan Comprehensive Energy Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012), a... -
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, We appreciate the opportunity to submit for the record a joint statement to honor our constituent, Ms. Sarah Root, who...