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June 25, 2015
Sen. Ernst Introduces Iowa Farm Bureau President to Testify Before the Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on COOL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Hearing entitled, “Country of Origin Labeling and Trade Retaliation: What’s at state for... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling in King v. Burwell. The court sided with the Obama...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after voting in support of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). “Trade Promotion Authority is...
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June 24, 2015
Sen. Ernst’s Program Management Legislation Passes Out of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, introduced by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), passed out of the Homeland... -
June 24, 2015
Ernst on RFS proposal
Source: KMA Land By Brent Barnett (KMAland) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst recently commented on the Environmental Protection Agency's volume obligation proposal to the Renewable... -
June 23, 2015
Senate Moves Forward On Trade Authority
Source: WHO On June 23, the Senate voted 60-37 to avoid a filibuster and end debate on Trade Promotion Authority so a yes or no vote can be taken. Both Senators Chuck... -
June 19, 2015
Members of the Iowa Congressional Delegation Add Support for Federal Disaster Declaration
Members of the Iowa congressional delegation have added their support for Governor Terry Branstad’s request for a federal declaration of a major disaster for the state due to... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will host town meetings in Adams and Union counties next Saturday as part of her 99 county...
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June 18, 2015
Sen. Ernst Statement on Passage of Senate FY 2016 NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after passage of the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).... -
June 18, 2015
Sen. Ernst Highlights Critical Importance of RFS for Iowa in Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled, “Re-examining EPA’s Management of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program,”... -
Source: Radio Iowa By Kay Henderson Republican Senator Joni Ernst this afternoon joined with Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California to argue for direct U.S....
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June 16, 2015
Congress Pushes Obama to Arm Iraq's Kurds
Source: Bloomberg By Josh Rogin (Update: The Ernst-Boxer amendment was not adopted Tuesday afternoon after it failed the meet the 60-vote threshold for ending debate. The... -
Source: KIOW The entire Iowa delegation including Joni Ernst and Charles Grassley, led by Congressman David Young, has pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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June 16, 2015
Iowa lawmakers urge EPA to host public hearing
Source: Telegraph Herald WASHINGTON, D.C. -- All six of Iowa's federal lawmakers signed a letter filed Monday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging a public... -
“This bipartisan amendment…provides temporary authority for the president—in consultation with the Iraqi government—and I say again—in consultation with the Iraqi government—to...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The entire Iowa delegation, led by Congressman David Young, today pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to host a public hearing in Iowa on...
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June 15, 2015
USDA says hundreds working on bird flu
Source: Des Moines Register By Chris Doering The Agriculture Department says that it has hundreds of veterinarians working "around the clock" to battle the bird flu outbreak that... -
Source: KTIV U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was back in Northwest, Iowa on Saturday, continuing her discussion on the bird flu outbreak. "We have a lot of families that are hurting...
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June 12, 2015
Senators push to reform federal program management
Source: Federal Times By Andy Medici A bipartisan pair of Senators have introduced legislation that aims to improve how the federal government manages projects and... -
June 12, 2015
Ernst legislation to tackle wasteful spending
Source: Daily Nonpareil By Tim Rohwer Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst announced Thursday she has co-introduced legislation to help eliminate wasteful spending by federal agencies. Ernst, a...