Press Releases
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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 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA),...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the recent announcement that U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid which resulted in the capture of an Islamic State of...
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March 08, 2016
Ernst Demands Increased Efforts From Obama Administration To End Leaks On Special Operations Missions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a letter to President Obama expressing her deep concern over continued Obama Administration leaks regarding the... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) together with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced bipartisan legislation to reinstate inurnment rights for...
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March 02, 2016
Ernst, Grassley Resolution of Congratulations to Iowa Community Colleges Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) Iowa Community Colleges Resolution passed the Senate. The resolution offers... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Agriculture Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Markup, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today voted in support of Committee Chairman Pat...
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February 26, 2016
Ernst Questions Defense Nominee on Administration’s Recommendation on Selective Service for Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed Brad R. Carson, the nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and... -
February 26, 2016
Ernst, Peters Join Whistleblower Caucus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, now approaching its second year, is adding two new members: Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Gary Peters of... -
February 25, 2016
Senators Gillibrand and Ernst Urge Department of Veterans Affairs to Screen Veterans for Food Insecurity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced she is an original co-sponsor of Senator Gary Peter’s (D-MI) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Mission Protection Act. This...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), and U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced bicameral legislation to prevent a...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Robert McDonald, expressing her outrage over a...
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February 23, 2016
Sen. Joni Ernst: Obama Administration Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay Facility Completely Reckless
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. “The... -
February 19, 2016
Ernst Statement on Dow-DuPont Merger Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement following news that the agricultural company that will emerge from the Dow-DuPont merger will not... -
February 16, 2016
In Case You Missed It: Senators Joni Ernst and Ben Sasse in Omaha World-Herald: World needs United States to lead
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following their participation in the Munich Security Conference this past weekend, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) penned the... -
February 13, 2016
Ernst statement on passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: "Justice Antonin Scalia was a... -
February 12, 2016
Senators Johnson, Ernst and Booker Legislation to Combat Terrorists’ Use of Social Media Approved by Senate Homeland Security Committee
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senators Joni Ernst... -
February 12, 2016
Ernst Leads Bipartisan Call for Increased Response, Humanitarian Aid to the Kurdistan Regional Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) along with Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), David Perdue (R-GA), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), today sent a letter to Secretary of State... -
February 11, 2016
Iowa Federal District Court Nominee, Judge Leonard Terry Strand, Confirmed by Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the follow statement after voting to confirm Leonard Terry Strand, as a judge for the United States District Court... -
February 10, 2016
Ernst Votes to Expand Sanctions on North Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement...