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September 25, 2024
Ernst Bill to Stop Secret Spending Advances with Unanimous Support
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) Stop Secret Spending Act unanimously with... -
September 19, 2024
Ernst Slams SBA Disaster Recovery Support Gaps in Iowa
WASHINGTON – After federal agencies displayed a staggering lack of coordination and competency while responding to natural disasters in Iowa this spring, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst... -
September 19, 2024
Ernst Telework Transparency Bill Advances in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed the Telework Transparency Act. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Senators Joni Ernst... -
August 28, 2024
Ernst to EPA: Get the Lead Out
WASHINGTON – After a series of shocking reports revealed mass teleworking by federal bureaucrats is causing stagnant and unsafe drinking water in federal buildings, including child... -
August 28, 2024
August 2024 Squeal Award - Get the Lead Out!
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August 19, 2024
ICYMI: Feds are still sending ‘mad scientist’ millions to China — and keeping it from Congress
By: Sen. Joni Ernst and Adam Andrzejewski As published in New York Post Washington should have learned an important lesson after COVID-19: Stop sending our tax dollars to China for... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) demanded an explanation from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman after a whistleblower revealed...
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July 31, 2024
July 2024 Squeal Award - The IRS Guilty of Tax Evasion!
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WASHINGTON – After an explosive report showed thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees owe nearly $50 million in overdue taxes, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)...
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congresswoman...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) introduced the Furthering Operations for Resiliency, Transparency, and Integrity to Fortify (FORTIFY)...
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June 27, 2024
Ernst Demands USAID Answer for Payroll Fraud
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is following up on her previous request for a comprehensive review of telework and locality pay policies by demanding action from the... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin demanding the Department of Defense (DoD) release the full, unredacted report she...
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June 21, 2024
June 2024 Squeal Award - Digging Holes
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling out the Biden administration for putting up thousands of billboards along roads and other publicly-funded projects all over...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are calling on Department of...
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WASHINGTON – Bureaucrats not showing up to work are being overpaid and avoiding accountability, according to new findings by an investigation requested by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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May 31, 2024
May 2024 Squeal Award - Batting 1000
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WASHINGTON – After a new union agreement that allows “telework for up to 10 days per pay period,” even though there are 10 days in a pay period, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is...
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May 30, 2024
Ernst is Batting 1000
WASHINGTON – After she led the charge to permanently debar the Wuhan Institute of Virology and defund EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) from receiving U.S. taxpayer dollars, U.S. Senator...