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WASHINGTON – China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance, the group that funneled nearly $2 million of U.S. taxpayer money into the lab for dangerous...
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WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is taking action to counter the increasing threat of China in our own backyard as the Biden administration continues to double down...
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June 21, 2023
Ernst: Who in Washington knew what happened in Wuhan? Why did they cover it up? How much did it cost the American taxpayers?
WASHINGTON – As early as February 2020, the heads of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including Dr. Fauci, were aware the virus that causes COVID-19 may have been... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading the charge to prevent the Department of Defense (DoD) from contracting with consulting firms that simultaneously advise...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called out President Biden’s weakness on the world stage...
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June 13, 2023
ICYMI: Ernst at The Senate Project Foreign Policy Debate: “I believe in America first always, but never America alone.”
BOSTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, participated in a bipartisan debate on foreign policy... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out the Biden administration and federal bureaucrats for out-of-control spending without proper oversight and...
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May 17, 2023
Ernst Works to Stop Military, Federal Employee Retirement from Bolstering Communist China
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined the bipartisan Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act, which would ban the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment... -
May 03, 2023
Ernst Calls on Biden Admin to Stop China’s Attempt to Steal Data, Undercut Iowa-Based Companies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined her colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to impose... -
April 27, 2023
Ernst Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort to Unite Middle East Partners Against Iranian Maritime Threats
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), co-chairs of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus,... -
April 27, 2023
Ernst, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Push to Defund Terrorism, Enforce Iranian Oil Sanctions
WASHINGTON — Iran’s oil sales remain a key revenue source for the regime to promote a destabilizing agenda and bolster terrorist groups who intend to harm the United... -
April 18, 2023
Ernst: “Biden’s Green New Deal agenda is increasing U.S. reliance on China and on child and slave labor.”
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out President Biden’s Green New Deal regulation which pushes Americans toward electric vehicles (EVs) that require... -
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, reacted to a recent report from the Department of Defense (DoD) which...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today announced their...
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RED OAK, IOWA – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announce their offices will hold joint United States Service Academy Virtual Informational...
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March 22, 2023
Ernst: China is our number one pacing threat.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for aiding and abetting the flow of deadly fentanyl into our communities,... -
March 09, 2023
Ernst Fights to Protect National Security, Limit U.S. Debt Owned by China, Other Foreign Adversaries
WASHINGTON – As the president’s budget includes more reckless spending that will raise the debt, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to limit the amount of U.S. national... -
February 27, 2023
Ernst Meets With Iowa National Guard in Poland
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,... -
January 12, 2023
Ernst, Abraham Accords Caucus Push State Department to Facilitate Interfaith Dialogues in Middle East
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is leading her caucus co-chairs in... -
December 12, 2022
Ernst Secures Wins in Defense Bill to Support Partners, End Energy Reliance on Adversaries, Stand with Servicemembers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that she secured a number of her priorities...