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March 23, 2015
Senator Ernst introduces VA healthcare bill
Source: KWQC By Dan Howell Senator Joni Ernst introduced new legislation to help Veterans get quick access to mental healthcare. “These veterans fought for us and defended us... -
Source: Radio Iowa By O. Kay Henderson Republican Joni Ernst has introduced her first bill in the U.S. Senate — the “Prioritizing Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Care Act.” The...
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March 23, 2015
Sen. Ernst Delivers First Senate Speech
Source: KWWL Sen. Ernst Delivers First Senate Speech. Watch here. # # # -
March 22, 2015
In first floor speech, Ernst urges help for vets
Source: Des Moines Register By Christopher Doering Republican Sen. Joni Ernst proposed legislation Monday that would allow military veterans to get mental health care outside the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement in observance of National Agriculture Day: “As we recognize National Agriculture Day, we...
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March 18, 2015
Ernst Asks for Answers from SSA on Recent Audit
Source: WOI Ernst Asks for Answers from SSA on Recent Audit. Watch here. # # # -
March 17, 2015
Sen. Ernst Presses SSA on Inaccurate Death Master File and Failure to Correct Existing Deficiencies
“…You can’t dispute that there are still 6.5 million numbers that exist out there and even though they may not be drawing benefits on those numbers, it is still an issue whether it... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of senators in a letter urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia...
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March 14, 2015
Ernst supports veterans care provider bill
Source: KMA Land By Mike Peterson Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is promoting legislation that would boost local health care services for veterans. Ernst and Indiana Democratic Senator... -
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (Arkansas) along with fellow freshman Senators James Lankford (Oklahoma), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Thom Tillis (North Carolina), and...
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March 13, 2015
Sen. Ernst Visits Guantanamo Bay
Source: KGAN Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) was in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday. Ernst joined with four other Republican senators from the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence... -
March 12, 2015
Ernst on Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation: “We must bring this bill forward for a vote”
"As the mother of three beautiful daughters, and as someone who as a young woman volunteered my time, my energy at a women's crisis shelter that dealt with many of these forms of... -
March 12, 2015
Ernst Calls for Review of U.S. Equipment Provided In Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to President Obama calling for a detailed response regarding circumstances in which? equipment has... -
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...