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(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is co-sponsoring a bill that would attempt to curb the high suicide rate among agricultural workers. Ernst, along with Wisconsin...
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April 19, 2018
Can Ernst’s SWAMP Act Help Drain the Swamp?
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) works just down the road from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but she says the people most directly impacted by their rules and regulations,... -
April 19, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst introduce bill to prevent farmer suicides
WASHINGTON (WBAY) - A new, bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at preventing farmer suicides. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) joined Joni Ernst... -
April 19, 2018
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Requesting EPA Cease Issuing RFS ‘Hardship’ Waivers and Disclose Information to Congress
Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined a group of 13 bipartisan senators in a letter led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to EPA... -
April 19, 2018
Farmers First legislation boon for struggling farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation... -
April 17, 2018
Iowa senators, other lawmakers: RFS waivers violate the law
More than a dozen senators have written to the Environmental Protection Agency, demanding to know which refineries were given waivers from the requirements of the Renewable Fuel... -
April 12, 2018
Ernst hears value of ISU research
While Congress was on break, Sen. Joni Ernst visited with farmers and researchers at the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm in Crawfordsville on... -
WASHINGTON — Meeting Thursday with agriculture interests including Iowa’s Republican governor and senators, President Donald Trump said his administration may allow the...
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April 12, 2018
Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD) Act of 2018 .... -
Grassley, Ernst among lawmakers urge president to stop exemptions NEW YORK — Five Republican senators on Monday called on President Donald Trump to temporarily halt the use...
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April 05, 2018
Senator tours college’s entrepreneur center
OTTUMWA — A love for the community college system and a desire to see young people stay in their Iowa communities prompted Sen. Joni Ernst to visit Indian Hills Community... -
MUSCATINE — Barrett Colon is 10-months old, with brown eyes that are as big as they are wide. He doesn't miss a thing. His mom, Samantha Kerr, said that raising Barrett has...
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April 05, 2018
Ernst sees federal dollars at work in new dental clinic
Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa expects to open the facility June 1 with two dentists. KEOKUK - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst continued her swing through southeast Iowa... -
April 05, 2018
Ernst hosts law enforcement roundtable discussion
Mental illness, data sharing, and gun violence are some of the issues discussed by law enforcement and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst during a roundtable discussion Thursday at Scott... -
April 04, 2018
Sen. Joni Ernst talks water quality regulations in Tipton
Some small towns find themselves 'upside down' on required infrastructure improvements TIPTON — During her 99-county tour, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst fielded concerns from Tipton... -
March 30, 2018
Ernst visits Cherokee lab
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) visited Cherokee this week and while here took a tour of the Foundation Analytical Laboratory on Tuesday afternoon. During Ersnt’s guided... -
March 30, 2018
All Congressional Women Call for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Rules Reform in Congress
All twenty-two Democratic and Republican women of the U.S. Senate today called on Senate leadership to bring legislation that would update and strengthen the procedures available... -
March 30, 2018
Ernst tours DMACC campus
The departure of Maytag may have been years ago, but things are moving again at Newton’s DMACC campus. With nearly a half a million square feet for lease, the campus is... -
March 29, 2018
OUR OPINION: Joni Ernst's SWAMP Act deserves more discussion
Imagine moving U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters to Iowa, in the heart of farm country. Far-fetched? Perhaps. Still, in our minds, it's an idea with merit. That's why... -
March 29, 2018
Joni Ernst Discusses Her No Vote on the Omnibus Bill
(Des Moines, IA) U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed her no vote on the 2018 Omnibus bill that passed in the U.S. Senate last Friday and was signed by President...