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June 03, 2026
Ernst Helping Workers Climb Higher
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted the harmful effects of federal benefits cliffs on Iowa workers,... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Fairfield Dental Clinic of Jefferson...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to strengthen child care access, affordability, and quality in rural communities across Iowa and America. Ernst is...
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May 28, 2026
Ernst Earns Bioeconomy Champion Award
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) earned the Plant Based Products Council’s (PBPC) inaugural Congressional Bioeconomy Champion Award for her long-standing leadership in... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Toploft Clothing of Carroll County....
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), co-chairs of the Senate Motorcycle Caucus, are designating May as “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month,” to...
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May 22, 2026
Ernst: The Grift that Keeps on Giving
When Americans send their tax dollars to Washington, they deserve to know their hard-earned money will be carefully safeguarded and responsibly spent. Yet, fraudsters are ripping... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is revealing that the Small Business Administration (SBA) paid more than $231,000 to Minnesota’s infamous Quality Learing Center,...
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May 20, 2026
Ernst Exposes the Inside Jobs Enabling Fraud
WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered opening remarks highlighting how fraud in government programs is... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mapleton Hometown Variety of Monona...
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May 14, 2026
Ernst Calls for E15 to Drive Down Prices at the Pump
WASHINGTON – After the House passed historic legislation to give Americans the option of affordable E15 year-round, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Agriculture... -
May 14, 2026
Ernst Celebrates National Police Week
WASHINGTON – During National Police Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) met with folks from the Red Oak Police Department, Iowa State Police Association, and Iowa Firefighters... -
May 13, 2026
New Ernst Bill Would Establish Urbandale ZIP Code
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) partnered with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to require the U.S. Postal Service designate a single, unique ZIP code for 75 specific... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, secured new confirmation from a CIA whistleblower...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Green Real Estate & Auction Co....
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RED OAK, Iowa – In celebration of National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) traveled across Iowa to recognize deserving small business owners with her Small...
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May 08, 2026
Ernst: When Main Street Thrives, So Does America
Originally published in Washington Examiner For 250 years, our nation has been built on innovation coming from Main Street storefronts, rows of rolling corn fields, and mechanic... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-Mass.) led 88 of their colleagues in declaring...
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RED OAK, Iowa – To celebrate National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the...