Press Releases
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May 22, 2018
Senators Ernst, Lankford, Blunt, & Daines Applaud HHS Proposal To Redirect Title X Funding
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), James Lankford (R-OK), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Steve Daines (R-MT) today applauded the Department of Health and Human Services’... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, praised the Committee’s passage of the America’s Water...
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WASHINGTON – Ahead of tomorrow’s vote in the Senate on the VA MISSION Act, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on her...
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‘As you near the conclusion of NAFTA negotiations, we urge you to closely consider the parameters and negotiating objectives outlined in TPA and work closely with Members of...
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May 18, 2018
Ernst and Warren Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Servicemember Blast Exposure Injury Prevention
Bill Text | One Pager Washington, DC - United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the bipartisan Blast Exposure and Brain Injury... -
Program established by legislation Ernst helped champion in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the U.S...
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May 16, 2018
Ernst Statement on Net Neutrality Rules Vote
Following a vote in the U.S. Senate to reinstate Obama-era net neutrality rules, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement: “The Obama... -
May 15, 2018
Ernst, Colleagues Call on Senate to Stay In Session to Pass Funding Bills and Confirm Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Lee (R-UT), Mike... -
May 14, 2018
Ernst Recognizes U.S. Embassy Opening in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON – On the 70th anniversary of Israel’s founding, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement recognizing the opening of the United States... -
WASHINGTON – As bilateral trade negotiations continue with China and the Section 301 Committee prepares for its public hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the...
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May 11, 2018
Senators Push To Avoid Last-Minute Funding Battles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Dean... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Reform held a hearing on bipartisanship in budgeting and received testimony...
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May 09, 2018
Ernst, Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Prepare U.S. for Advances in Artificial Intelligence Technology
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), member... -
May 08, 2018
Ernst Comments on White House RFS Meeting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued a statement following today’s meeting at the White House on the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “Today, the... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, issued the...
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May 01, 2018
Blunt, Ernst, Lankford, Daines & 37 Additional Senators Urge Trump Administration to Issue New Title X Regulations
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Joni Ernst (Iowa), James Lankford (Okla.), and Steve Daines (Mont.) led 37 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to... -
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship today honored Anfinson Farm Store from Cushing, Iowa as the Small Business of the Day for National...
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April 30, 2018
Ernst, Bipartisan Group of Senators Continue Push For Year Round Waiver for E-15 in Letter to Pruitt
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Mike... -
April 26, 2018
Ernst Questions Defense Secretary on Efforts to Counter Aggression by Near-Peer Adversaries
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee received testimony on the Department of Defense (DoD) budget posture from Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Under... -
April 26, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Fayette County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Fayette County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in...