Press Releases
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August 15, 2016
Tester, Ernst Push Department of Defense to Address Suicide Problem Plaguing the National Guard
(Senate) – U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Joni Ernst are urging Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to address the growing rate of suicide among Guardsmen and women. In a letter to the... -
August 12, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Passing of Former Iowa Adjutant General Retired Maj. Gen. Warren “Bud” Lawson
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement on the passing earlier this week of Retired Major General Warren “Bud” Lawson... -
August 12, 2016
Ernst, Johnson Statement on Report Finding Evidence of Overly Optimistic Intelligence Reporting at CENTCOM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, and Ron Johnson... -
August 11, 2016
VA Office of Inspector General Investigates Iowa Veteran’s Death Following Requests from Ernst, Grassley, Johnson
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) confirmed... -
August 10, 2016
Senator Ernst to Hold Veterans Roundtable in Council Bluffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a roundtable discussion in Council Bluffs with Iowa veterans and community leaders. The roundtable... -
August 05, 2016
Senator Ernst to Participate in ISU Veterans in Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will participate in Iowa State University’s upcoming veterans in agriculture and entrepreneurship conference entitled... -
August 05, 2016
Senator Ernst to Hold Veterans Roundtable in Ottumwa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a roundtable discussion in Ottumwa with Iowa veterans and community leaders. The roundtable is open... -
August 05, 2016
Ernst, Johnson to Hold Agriculture Regulations Hearing in Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will lead a field hearing entitled... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she is hosting a U.S. Service Academy Open House event for Iowa students interested in applying for or learning...
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August 03, 2016
Ernst Statement on U.S. Payment of $400 Million to Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a statement following news that the Obama... -
August 02, 2016
Ernst, Senators Press VA for Answers on Iowa Veteran’s Death
WASHINGTON, D.C. - ?U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is today demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after failing to receive a response over her initial... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, applauded the signing of the National Bioengineered Food...
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August 01, 2016
Following HPAI Outbreak, Ernst, Klobuchar Lead Efforts to End Discrimination on U.S. Turkey Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led a bipartisan letter along... -
August 01, 2016
Senator Ernst to Hold Veterans Roundtable in Cedar Falls
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a roundtable discussion in Cedar Falls with Iowa veterans and community leaders. “Our veterans have... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new government spending report by a non-profit organization states that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has spent $20 million on costly artwork between...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - ?President Obama today vetoed the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act which passed both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...
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July 20, 2016
Senator Ernst on Congressman Takai’s Passing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement on the passing of U.S. Congressman Mark Takai, representative for Hawaii’s first... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauded the bipartisan Senate passage of their resolution expressing the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus seeking answers on the Navy’s dependence on...
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July 14, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Nice Attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) tonight released the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Nice: “My prayers are with France and the...