Press Releases
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April 20, 2016
Ernst Supports Bipartisan Comprehensive Energy Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012), a... -
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, We appreciate the opportunity to submit for the record a joint statement to honor our constituent, Ms. Sarah Root, who...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization...
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April 18, 2016
Senator Ernst Honors Life of Sarah Root, Demands Answers Over Failure to Detain Illegal Immigrant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life of Sarah Root, a young Iowan allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant, Eswin... -
April 13, 2016
Ernst Co-Sponsors Detainee Transfer Transparency Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with 12 additional senators today introduced the Detainee Transfer... -
April 13, 2016
Sens. Moran and Ernst Introduce Legislation to Encourage New Generation of Agriculture Producers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) this week introduced the... -
April 12, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Ernst Introduces Bipartisan Tax Credit to Help Iowa Family Caregivers
Last week, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced the Credit for Caring Act, which would... -
April 08, 2016
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Jones County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Jones County as part of her 99 county tour across Iowa. This town meeting is... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced the Credit for Caring Act, which would...
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April 06, 2016
Overview of Ernst Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Agriculture Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy hearing today, Chairman Joni Ernst stressed the need to... -
April 06, 2016
Sen. Joni Ernst Delivers Opening Remarks at Senate Ag Subcommittee Hearing on USDA Rural Development Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today delivered the... -
April 04, 2016
Ernst Supports Protections for Trade Secrets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a co-sponsor of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, today released the following statement following strong, bipartisan... -
March 31, 2016
Ernst, Grassley Call for Review of Regulatory Barriers Iowa Pharmacies Face in Federal Drug Take Back Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request that the agency provide... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, today led a bipartisan letter co-signed by U.S. Senators...
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March 25, 2016
Obama Admin: Undocumented Immigrant Charged in Drunk Driving Death Was ‘Not a Priority’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators from Iowa and Nebraska are demanding an explanation for why the Obama Administration didn’t detain an undocumented immigrant charged in... -
March 24, 2016
Sen. Joni Ernst to Chair Senate Subcommittee Hearing on USDA Rural Development Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, will... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today applauded passage of U.S. Representative Martha McSally’s (R-AZ) legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to...
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March 22, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the... -
March 18, 2016
Ernst Presses Defense Secretary on Arlington National Cemetery Inurnment Rights for WASPs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed Defense Secretary Ash Carter on the need to restore the rights of Women... -
March 18, 2016
Ernst Co-Sponsors Legislation to Impose Tough Sanctions On Iran in Response to Ballistic Missile Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to recent ballistic missile tests by Iran, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) co-sponsored legislation introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte...