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May 03, 2021
Ranking Member Ernst Questions SOCOM Leaders on Efforts to Sustain Readiness, Adapt to Future Challenges
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (ETC) and a combat veteran,... -
April 29, 2021
Ernst Calls for Investigation into John Kerry Amid Allegations He Divulged Classified Information to Iran
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and outspoken opponent of the failed Iran Nuclear Deal, joined her colleagues in urging President Biden to investigate recent... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and outspoken opponent of the failed Iran Nuclear Deal, is joining an effort to curb President Biden’s ability to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and the ranking member on Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities (ETC) Subcommittee, helped lead a...
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RED OAK, Iowa – Following reports that the United States wants to suspend sanctions leverage over Iran in exchange for rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...
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April 06, 2021
Joni Ernst and Anthony Bellotti: Suppressing Information Might Work in China, but We Should Not Stand for It
It has been over a year since the COVID-19 virus detected in and around Wuhan, China started a pandemic. The exact origins of the virus still remain a mystery. That is not entirely... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and a leading foe of government waste,...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) helped introduced legislation to combat asylum fraud and protect children arriving at the border from falling victim to human...
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March 24, 2021
Amid Worsening Immigration Crisis, Democrats Obstruct Ernst’s Effort to Detain Violent Illegal Criminals
WASHINGTON—Today, as the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border continues to get worse, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) attempted to pass her commonsense bill, Sarah’s Law , to require... -
March 24, 2021
Ernst: Stop the Dangerous Surge at the Border
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is helping introduce the Stopping Border Surges Act, a bill to address loopholes in our immigration system which encourage vulnerable... -
March 17, 2021
Ernst: Biden Fueling the Border Crisis by Unlawfully Suspending Border Wall Funding, Construction
WASHINGTON—Amid the rapidly escalating crisis along the southern border, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in highlighting President Joe Biden’s suspension of... -
March 16, 2021
Ernst: “There is a Crisis at the Border”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Emerging Threats Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today called on her colleagues to work... -
March 12, 2021
Sen. Joni Ernst: Biden must own border crisis as emerging national security threat to US
It’s a tragedy that seems to play on an endless loop. Unaccompanied children, and families, making perilous journeys at the hands of ruthless smugglers to... -
March 09, 2021
Ernst: U.S. “must maintain sanctions on the Iranian regime…”
WASHINGTON – As Iran continues moving ahead in advancing its nuclear program and beginning to produce uranium metal, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the... -
March 03, 2021
Ernst Calls for Memorial on National Mall Honoring Troops Who Served in the Global War on Terrorism
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who commanded 150 troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom and is the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, is... -
March 03, 2021
Ernst Urges Biden Admin: Work with our allies on an effective and enforceable arms embargo against Iran ASAP
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, along with Senator Bill Hagerty... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, joined Senator Bill Hagerty...
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February 25, 2021
Ernst Presses Military to Ensure Fair Vaccine Allocations for Iowans
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today on the Department of Defense’s support to the COVID-19 response, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) pressed military... -
February 23, 2021
Ernst: America and our allies should not enrich Iran’s corrupt terrorist regime, not now and not ever
WASHINGTON – Following reports that Iran is requesting South Korea and Japan to unfreeze a billion dollars in Iranian assets if the Biden Administration gives them the go-ahead,... -
February 09, 2021
Ernst: “Even to discuss rejoining the original Iran Nuclear Deal right now is unwise.”
WASHINGTON—U.S Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced a resolution expressing opposition to the Joint...