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January 04, 2019
Ernst Week in Review
And we’re back! The 116th Congress is now in session, and Senator Joni Ernst will be serving on the following Senate committees in this Congress: Committee on Agriculture,... -
December 25, 2018
Radio Iowa: Ernst touts Pentagon requirement to track, treat soldiers’ brain injuries
Republican Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, says one of her top legislative accomplishments this past year was a collaboration with one of the Senate’s most liberal... -
December 20, 2018
Joni Ernst Incentives and Victories - 2018
WASHINGTON – From her efforts to secure $117 million in federal funding for the Cedar Rapids flood mitigation project to successfully getting E15 year-round to watching the... -
December 20, 2018
Senator Ernst Releases Strong Statement Against U.S. Withdraw from Syria
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, released the following statement following President Trump’s statement that U.S. troops are being withdrawn from... -
December 20, 2018
Sens. Ernst, Graham, Shaheen, King, Cotton, Rubio Urge Trump Administration to Reconsider Withdrawing U.S. Forces from Syria
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), joined her colleagues, Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Angus King (I-Maine), Tom Cotton... -
December 19, 2018
AUDIO NEWS RELEASE (ANR): Senator Ernst Reflects on 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released audio of her year-end message highlighting her hard work for the people of Iowa over this past year. ... -
December 17, 2018
Ernst Statement on Holding Saudi Arabia Accountable and Finding a Diplomatic Solution to the War in Yemen
WASHINGTON – Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, released the following statement about her vote against “the Sanders-Lee Yemen Resolution” that invokes... -
November 30, 2018
Senator Ernst Statement on USMCA Signing
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, issued... -
November 30, 2018
Ernst Statement on Senate Joint Resolution 54
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement in regard to S.J.Res. 54, or “the Sanders-Lee Yemen Resolution”: “I... -
November 21, 2018
Ernst Statement on U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement with regard to the United States’ relationship with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the death... -
November 05, 2018
Senator Ernst Statement on Iran Sanction
WASHINGTON - Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after new sanctions on Iran were announced by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Secretary... -
October 29, 2018
Senator Ernst Statement on the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA
WASHINGTON –Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement in response to the attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg, PA. “The attack on the... -
October 29, 2018
Ernst Statement on USDA’s Plans to Move Agencies outside the Beltway
WASHINGTON –This week, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced his intent to relocate two USDA research agencies outside of Washington,... -
Senator Ernst Statement on Suspicious Packages Found Across the Country WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement, in regard to...
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October 12, 2018
Ernst Statement on Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement with regard to the disappearance of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. “Saudi Arabia’s... -
October 10, 2018
Ernst Questions Air Force Leaders on Branch Readiness
WASHINGTON – Today at a Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee hearing, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned leaders of the United States Air... -
October 05, 2018
The Daily Signal: Rating of US Military Strength as ‘Marginal’ Is Worrisome, Sen. Joni Ernst Says
The military strength of the United States is rated as only marginal in a new report from The Heritage Foundation, and the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S.... -
October 02, 2018
Ernst Asks for Additional Engagement from DoD on Potential U.S. Military Action in Syria
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities for the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently wrote a letter to... -
July 25, 2018
Ernst Completes FY19 NDAA Conference
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and FY19 National Defense Authorization Act... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement, today, following President Donald Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir...