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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... -
June 11, 2015
Senate Agriculture Committee to Hold Hearing on Avian Influenza Following Iowa Senators’ Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst’s request, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today announced it will hold a... -
June 11, 2015
Senators Ernst, Heitkamp Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Tax Dollars by Streamlining Federal Government Processes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) introduced the bipartisan Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of... -
June 11, 2015
Ernst, Blum air criticism of TSA
Source: Telegraph Herald By William Garbe Federal lawmakers from Iowa have criticized the Transportation Security Administration after recent reports revealed weaknesses in... -
June 10, 2015
Sen. Ernst Announces New Office Locations
Davenport, Council Bluffs and new Washington, D.C. offices now open WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced the new location of her U.S. Senate... -
June 10, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Statement on VA IG Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In February, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA IG)... -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Chairman of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (SBC), along with U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco...
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June 09, 2015
Sen. Ernst Raises Questions Over Systemic TSA Problems at Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As concerning reports surface involving the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today held...