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May 27, 2024
Ernst: Government employees need to get back to work
Originally published in Washington Examiner Government employees showing up for work shouldn’t make headlines. But recently, it has. Bureaucrats from the Department of... -
May 03, 2024
Ernst: Ensuring ACCESS for Iowa’s Small Businesses
Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, comprising 99.9% of all American businesses and employing nearly half of our nation’s workforce. They produce 16.5 times more... -
April 29, 2024
Ernst: Terminating AI Funding to Our Adversaries
Artificial intelligence (AI) was engineered to make our lives easier but poses the possibility of being twisted into menacing machines that wage war against mankind. At least, it’s... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst: Biden’s Border Nightmare
Biden’s border is a nightmare, but Senate Democrats refuse to wake up and address the crisis. Hardly a day goes by without hearing of another American who has fallen victim to... -
April 16, 2024
Shining a Light on Secret Spending
Bureaucrats were busted trying to bamboozle taxpayers by hiding the shocking price tag of a pork project pushed by former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President Biden. A... -
April 16, 2024
Give Homegrown Iowa Biofuels the Green Light
Spring is slowly but surely spreading across our great state, and that means one thing is certain: summer will be here before we know it. Many Iowans will spend their summers on... -
April 16, 2024
Ending Taxpayer-Funded Terrorism
Imagine paying for a security system that enables, rather than deters, home intruders. Well folks, that’s what’s happening. The U.S. contributes more than $18 billion in taxpayer... -
Despite President Biden begging bureaucrats to return to work, government buildings remain largely abandoned, and Washington, D.C. is a ghost town. Agency heads have mysteriously...
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March 22, 2024
Putting More Farm in the Farm Bill
Agriculture shapes our way of life in Iowa. Our heritage and traditions are rooted deep in the fields that cover our great state. That’s why I was thrilled to celebrate National... -
February 09, 2024
Fixing Biden’s FAFSA Fiasco
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... -
February 02, 2024
Ernst: Fighting to Pass Sarah’s Law
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... -
January 26, 2024
Ernst: Taking Attendance at the White House
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
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... -
December 08, 2023
Ernst: Deck the Agency Halls with Federal Workers
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... -
December 01, 2023
Ernst: Frisky Business and Backdoor Bank Bailouts Brought to You by the Finance Bros at the FDIC
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) –... -
November 23, 2023
Ernst: Thanksgiving Tables Set by Iowa Farmers
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... -
November 10, 2023
Ernst: Flags Rise as Our Hearts and Minds Turn Towards Our Veterans
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... -
October 27, 2023
Sen. Ernst: Turning Out the Lights in Pelosi’s Haunted House
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.... -
October 20, 2023
What I Witnessed in Israel.
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... -
October 06, 2023
Ernst: Setting a Place at the Table for Hungry Families
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...