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February 23, 2023
Ernst Works to Stop Biden’s WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her Senate Republican colleagues in challenging the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through the... -
February 09, 2023
Ernst Demands Biden EPA Remove Regulatory Barriers on Ethanol, Provide Certainty for Farmers and Consumers
WASHINGTON – As the 2023 summer driving season quickly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Biden administration demanding... -
February 01, 2023
Ernst Brings Solutions to Farm Bill Hearing Focused on Trade
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, touted Iowa exports and the importance of market access at a 2023 Farm Bill... -
September 15, 2022
Ernst, Thune Spearhead Effort to Protect Farmers and Ranchers, Block Radical Climate Overreach
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced an effort to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using any new... -
September 06, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Returned to Alma Mater Iowa State University for Tour of Ames Laboratory, Farm Bill Briefing, Agricultural Research Roundtable, ROTC Groundbreaking
AMES, Iowa – Last Friday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, visited her alma mater, Iowa... -
August 10, 2022
Ernst Works to Protect, Expand Access to Rural Broadband
DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is pushing bipartisan legislation to protect and expand access... -
August 04, 2022
Ernst Leads Effort to Cut Red Tape on Regulations Hindering Livestock Auctions, Small Packers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is leading an effort to reduce regulatory red-tape to enable livestock auction... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a fierce advocate for Iowa farmers, is calling on President Biden and his...
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April 12, 2022
After Months of Bipartisan Pressure Led by Ernst and Grassley, Biden Allows Access to E15 in Summer
RED OAK, Iowa – After months of bipartisan pressure led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate... -
April 06, 2022
Ernst Wants Clarity from Biden EPA Head on E15, WOTUS, Invites Him to Iowa to Speak with Farmers
WASHINGTON – With President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael Regan, testifying before the Senate today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst... -
March 24, 2022
JUST IN: Every Female Senator Joins Ernst, Smith Resolution Designating Today National Women in Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.)—both members of the Senate Agriculture... -
March 23, 2022
Sen. Joni Ernst: Energy security is national security
Those who occupy senior positions in the Biden administration are more out of touch with average Americans than ever. At a time when Americans are spending more money on food,... -
March 22, 2022
Ernst Takes Biden Admin to Task for Broken Promises to Rural America on Biofuel, Trade, Regulations
WASHINGTON – On National Agriculture Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took President Biden and his administration to task for their record of broken... -
March 22, 2022
Ernst, Smith Call for National Women in Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.)—both members of the Senate Agriculture... -
March 14, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Calls for Admin to “Unleash Iowa Biofuel” Amid Record Gas Prices, Russian Oil Ban
WASHINGTON—As gas prices hit all-time record highs , U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling on President Biden to unleash Iowa biofuel immediately and to... -
After weeks of dragging their feet, and under bipartisan pressure, on Tuesday the Biden administration finally took steps to ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia. As...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are seeking to cut red tape and streamline the sprawling...
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WASHINGTON—As gas prices hit all-time record highs, and with the U.S. banning Russian oil, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are calling for American...
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WASHINGTON – At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) hearing this morning, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) pressed Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Secretary of...
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March 02, 2022
Amid Concerns About Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever, Ernst Wants to Give More ‘Bark’ to US Detection Program
WASHINGTON – Following a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Iowa today and cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) found in Haiti and the...