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March 11, 2015
Sen. Ernst Supports Legislation to Recognize Community Providers Focused on Military Culture and Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) cosponsored Senator Joe Donnelly’s (D-IN) Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act. This legislation creates a... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today joined a group of senators challenging the Obama Administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’...
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March 08, 2015
Iowa Follows Ernst to D.C.
Source: Des Moines Register By Kathie Obradovich U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's personal office in the Hart Senate Office Building is roughly 8 feet by 12, with just a few treasured... -
March 06, 2015
Ask Joni
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions this week! Below are my most recent answers to questions Iowans asked me on social media: Caleb from Early, Iowa – posted on... -
March 04, 2015
Senator Ernst Receives Update on Request for Examination of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System’s Mental Health Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General’s office has provided an update regarding U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) request for an examination... -
Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) co-sponsored Senator Gary Peters’ (D-MI) bipartisan Military Reserve Small Business Jobs Act of 2015, to extend a tax credit for small businesses...
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Today Senator Joni Ernst attended the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress and issued the following statement: “Prime Minister...
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March 03, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Welcomes Israeli Prime Minister
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will attend the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to a joint session of Congress. The Iowa Senator is also... -
February 27, 2015
Statement on DHS Funding and President’s Executive Amnesty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and the President’s executive... -
February 24, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Introduces Farmer from Iowa to Testify Before the Agriculture Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced Iowa farmer Mr. Clay Mitchell to testify before the first Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee... -
February 24, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Urges President to Sign Keystone Pipeline Jobs Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congress will send President Obama the Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S.1), a jobs and infrastructure bill authorizing construction of a cross-border pipeline... -
February 24, 2015
Federal delegation calling for report on Knoxville CBOC
Source: Knoxville Journal-Express Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, with Rep. Dave Loebsack, have sent a letter to VA Secretary Robert McDonald and US General Services... -
February 23, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Requests Examination of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System’s Mental Health Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs requesting an examination of the VA Central Iowa Health Care... -
February 23, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Invites EPA Administrator to Iowa
“It is critical to hear and see how your proposed changes to WOTUS and failure to put forth required levels for the RFS could, and have, impacted farmers, biofuel producers, and... -
February 23, 2015
Ernst invites EPA head to Iowa
Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Monday invited Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to visit Iowa to hear how... -
February 23, 2015
Ernst requests investigation into Iowa veteran mental health programs
Source: KCCI By Kait McKinney Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is requesting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate the VA Central Iowa Heath Care System’s mental... -
Source: WHO By Dave Price Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is asking for a federal investigation into the death of an Iowa veteran. Police found the body of Richard Miles in Des Moines’...
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February 23, 2015
Discovery of veteran's frozen body leads Ernst to call for review
Source: Des Moines Register By Jennifer Jacobs The death of a military veteran who may have suffered from post traumatic stress disorder has led Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst... -
February 22, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Cosponsors Legislation To Rein-In Federal Regulations
REINS Act Would Hold Elected Officials Accountable To Approve New Major Rules & Regulations Rather Than Bureaucrats U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced she has... -
February 20, 2015
Letter Requesting Speaker Boehner Invite Afghan President Ghani to Address Congress
February 20, 2015 The Honorable John Boehner Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Office of the Speaker H-232 The Capitol Washington, D.C....