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October 28, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers on USDA Oversight Following Pure Prairie Poultry’s Abrupt Closure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in demanding answers from United States... -
October 09, 2024
Ernst Celebrates National 4-H Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and 4-H alumna, co-led a resolution with 39 of her colleagues to designate this week as... -
September 26, 2024
Ernst Works to Secure Support for Renewable Fuel Infrastructure, Expand Access to Biofuels
WASHINGTON – As the deadline to extend the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) rapidly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding certainty for... -
September 24, 2024
Ernst Work to Fix FAFSA Fiasco for Farm Families Gains Support
WASHINGTON – In light of a new report revealing that it will take the Department of Education well into 2027 to complete the implementation of the new Free Application for Federal... -
September 18, 2024
Ernst Honored as Champion for Homegrown American Biofuels
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, was honored to receive Growth Energy’s 2024 Fueling Growth Award in recognition of her... -
September 11, 2024
Ernst Fights to Protect American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to create another layer of scrutiny on foreign acquisitions of U.S. farmland... -
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) led a bipartisan group in urging the U.S....
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August 06, 2024
Ernst, Padilla Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced the passage of their bipartisan resolution to celebrate National Farmers Market Week from... -
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Saturday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a roundtable discussion with transportation and agriculture industry experts to discuss how the Biden-Harris electric...
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July 24, 2024
Ernst Fights to Add Value to Iowa Farmers’ Crops, Increase U.S. Production of Biofuels
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 51 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to issue timely guidance on... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Iowa Governor Kim...
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WASHINGTON – After Iowa was hit hard by recent tornados and flooding, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, advocated for efforts to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led the entire Iowa delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue working with state leaders to support...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to raise Renewable Fuel Standard...
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June 11, 2024
Ernst Supports Senate Republicans’ Farm Bill Framework
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement in support of Senate Republicans’ new Farm Bill... -
WASHINGTON – In light of the recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in two Iowa counties, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture...
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May 23, 2024
Ernst, Grassley, Feenstra Call On Biden to Support Iowa’s Production of Homegrown Biofuels
WASHINGTON – Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) in a letter to President Biden and Environmental Protection... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease...
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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a meeting with Rich Cordray, President Biden’s Chief Operating Officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted Biden’s Department of Education for their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) fiasco. The administration’s...