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December 29, 2020
In 2020, Joni Keeps Fighting, Delivering for Iowa
WASHINGTON – From securing critical, bipartisan COVID relief for Iowa families, small businesses, hospitals, and farmers, to continuing to hear directly from and be accessible to... -
December 21, 2020
Ernst: More COVID-19 Relief is Soon Headed Iowans’ Way
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today supported and helped deliver additional COVID-19 relief for Iowans in the bipartisan package that passed the... -
October 14, 2020
There’s a first time for everything
WASHINGTON – According to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) was the first senator to bring up the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) at a Senate Judiciary... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), are urging the Environmental...
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October 08, 2020
Following Ernst’s Urging, Trump Administration Invests in Iowa Renewable Fuel Infrastructure
ANKENY, Iowa – Following Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) urging, the Trump Administration is following through on its commitment to invest in renewable fuel infrastructure in Iowa. The... -
MASON CITY, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), joined by her fellow champions for Iowa’s biofuel industry, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture...
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September 24, 2020
Iowa Senators Call on USDA to Assist Agricultural Cooperatives Impacted by Derecho
WASHINGTON—U.S Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary... -
September 24, 2020
ICYMI: Ernst Joins Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Spokesman Speaks” Podcast
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Dirck Steimel for an episode of Iowa Farm Bureau’s “Spokesman Speaks” podcast to... -
September 22, 2020
Following Ernst’s Pressure, Dems Agree to Support Farmers, Block Bailout for Big Oil
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has been calling on House Democrats to replenish the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) which includes support for farm income... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) led her Iowa colleagues in urging Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...
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September 21, 2020
Ernst to Colleagues: Stand With Farmers, Replenish the CCC
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development, released the following statement calling on... -
September 18, 2020
ICYMI: Ernst Secures Big Win for Iowa’s Farmers and Biofuel Producers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a tireless advocate for Iowa’s farmers and agriculture community, secured a big win for the state’s biofuel industry this week.... -
September 18, 2020
Ernst Commends USDA for Providing Additional Pandemic Relief for Farmers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement to provide a second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) relief... -
September 17, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Urge USDA to Provide Additional Support for Iowa Farmers Impacted by the Derecho, Drought
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)... -
September 16, 2020
Ernst, Iowa Farmer Highlight Importance of New, Commonsense WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who worked tirelessly to scrap the Obama Administration’s Waters... -
September 16, 2020
Ernst Recognized with “Fueling Growth” Award for Sixth Year in a Row
WASHINGTON — Growth Energy, a leading trade association representing the biofuel industry, has awarded U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) the 2020 “Fueling Growth” award for the sixth... -
September 15, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Praise Brazil Ethanol Agreement
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) praised the U.S. Trade Representative’s announcement on U.S.-Brazil trade in ethanol. Brazil... -
September 14, 2020
Administration Heeds Ernst’s Calls to Deny ‘Gap Year’ Waivers, Increase Access to E15
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and tireless advocate for the biofuel industry, and Senator Chuck... -
September 08, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Urge USDA to Help Farmers Achieve Water Quality Objectives
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, and her fellow Iowan Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA),... -
September 03, 2020
Ernst Concludes ‘Homegrown Week’
AMES, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) marked the end of her “Homegrown Week” after visiting with Iowans in the state’s agriculture community along with U.S. Department of...