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WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), in an interview with Bloomberg TV, stated she would ‘love to see the EU buying more soybeans from the U.S.’ Following...
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July 25, 2018
Ernst Completes FY19 NDAA Conference
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and FY19 National Defense Authorization Act... -
July 25, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Louisa County
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Louisa County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in the area... -
One by one, survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Larry Nassar shared their story Tuesday on Capitol Hill. In a powerful moment, dozens gathered at a press conference...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), today, issued the following statement after an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in regard to actions the...
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July 24, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Monona County
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Monona County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in the area... -
July 23, 2018
Week in Review: July 16 – July 20, 2018
It was a busy week in Washington and Iowa last week! From meeting with the Iowa Farm Bureau and Corn Congress to touring opportunity zones with Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and... -
July 20, 2018
Sens. Tim Scott and Joni Ernst: Why we believe so strongly in the power of ‘opportunity zones’
Over the past eight months, families across the country have seen significant benefits from last year’s tax reform package. More than 4 million Americans have received... -
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) stressed the importance of biofuels to rural communities and the need to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during a Senate...
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July 19, 2018
Ernst Supports ICE on Senate Floor Speech
Says, “Every day, 24-7, 365 days a year, ICE agents are on the front lines, working to dismantle human trafficking networks and protect the most vulnerable” WASHINGTON –Today,... -
July 19, 2018
Ernst: White House Advisor Navarro’s Comments on CNBC Disregard the People Whose Livelihoods Depend on Global Trade
WASHINGTON – Senator Ernst released the following statement, with regard to White House trade advisor Peter Navarro telling CNBC that theeconomic impact of a trade war is a... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, U.S. Congressman David Young and the Iowa congressional delegation sent a letter this week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group...
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WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement, today, following President Donald Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir...
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The United States Olympic Committee hired a new chief executive on Thursday and will now try to restore its credibility in the aftermath of heavy criticism regarding its lack of...
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July 13, 2018
Sen. Ernst Participates in Gov. Reynolds’ Small Business Roundtable with Sen. Grassley and SBA Administrator McMahon
DES MOINES, IOWA – Senator Joni Ernst joined Senator Chuck Grassley and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon today for a women’s small business... -
July 12, 2018
Sen. Ernst pushes to make paid family leave a reality
IOWA - Iowa's junior senator, Joni Ernst, is helping lead a push to make paid family leave a reality for more working parents and caregivers. But she and her Democratic... -
July 11, 2018
Ernst Testimony Illustrates Difficulties for Working Parents and How Paid Leave Benefits Growing Families
WASHINGTON – In U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s opening statement in a hearing today on the importance of paid family leave, Senator Ernst discussed how paid family leave benefits... -
A group of conservative senators is backing a proposal that calls for new parents to receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave by using some of their expected Social Security...
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WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst joined Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation” to discuss how tariffs are affecting Iowa and her expectations for President Trump’s upcoming trips to...