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  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    It’s often said that your own education is one of the best investments you can make. For many students, that investment looks like heading off to college. Even as the cost of...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Eight years ago this week, Iowans Michelle and Scott Root woke up to every parent’s worst nightmare: Their daughter, Sarah, had been killed by a drunk driver. Sarah, a 21-year-old...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Imagine one of your coworkers skips out—for days—and nobody, not even the boss, notices.Sounds pretty farfetched, since the workplaces I’ve visited across Iowa are pretty...
  • January 19, 2024

    Ernst: All in for Life

    — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    This week, we witnessed Americans from tiny towns and big cities come together on the National Mall in celebration of the gift we all share – life. During this year’s March for...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Folks, it’s not the night before Christmas just yet, but through the halls of Washington, not a creature is stirring – not even a mouse. That’s because federal employees have...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    There are no polite words for how angry I am right now…or the reasons why!The recent revelations about the workplace culture of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) –...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    As Americans put down their phones and pick up their turkey basters, we are reminded of just how much we have to be grateful for. First and foremost, we think of the men and women...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    On Veterans Day, all across Iowa, flags will rise as our hearts and minds turn towards those who bravely served our nation. Calls of gratitude will go out to the more than 150,000...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    An abandoned tower looms 18-stories into the sky. Zombie-like bodies with blank stares shake and stumble about aimlessly as a corpse lies on the cold, blood-stained pavement....
  • — by Senator Joni Ernst
    Like many veterans who served after September 11, 2001, I’ve long dreamed of lasting peace and cooperation in the Middle East. That’s just one of the reasons why I recently led a...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    In a time of intense division in Washington, one thing Republicans and Democrats still agree on is that no child should ever go to bed on an empty stomach. The Supplemental...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    The U.S. government is the world’s largest customer – required by federal law to consider buying from small businesses. So, why aren’t Iowans sharing in the bounty? Here in the...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    As many Iowans are working overtime to make ends meet in Biden’s economy, federal employees in Washington are phoning it in. Thousands of calls to the Department of Veterans...
  • Two years ago, I warned against the risk a hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan would cause. Now, the consequences of a Taliban takeover are a reality. Even against the advice of...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    During the entire month of August, I’ve had the privilege to continue on my River to River Tour across our beautiful state. Hearing directly from folks in all 99 counties is an...
  • — by Senator Joni Ernst
    The Small Business Administration (SBA) is running a drive-thru for fraudsters, serving up tax dollars from COVID-19 assistance programs to career crooks, violent criminals, and...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Californians who have likely never set foot on a farm and produce less than 1% of the nation’s pork want to dictate how Iowans raise our livestock. In 2018, Golden-State...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Why do paper-pushing tax collectors at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) need guns? That’s the $35 million-dollar question.  Since 2006, the IRS has doled out more than...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Washington is borrowing money from China to pay for pointless projects in China. You read that right! Since 2017, more than $1.3 billion U.S. tax dollars have been sent to our...
  • — by Sen. Joni Ernst
    Today and throughout the weekend, all across our state, Iowans will come together to place small American flags in the grass along memorial sites and roadways to honor our fallen...