Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – Following the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that she fought hard to craft and get passed, and during Sexual Assault Awareness Month,...
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April 12, 2022
After Months of Bipartisan Pressure Led by Ernst and Grassley, Biden Allows Access to E15 in Summer
RED OAK, Iowa – After months of bipartisan pressure led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate and member of the Armed Services Committee, joined a bipartisan group of...
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April 07, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Hosts Panel with Ukrainians, Experts on Russian Invasion’s Impact on Global Food Security, Agriculture
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Armed Services Committee, helped host a panel yesterday with members of... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working to protect affordable housing resources intended for families in Iowa from being...
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April 07, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Ernst-Backed Measure to Help Speed-Up Lethal Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Overnight, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services... -
April 06, 2022
Senator Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Keokuk County
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Keokuk County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2022. Senator Ernst looks... -
April 06, 2022
Ernst Wants Clarity from Biden EPA Head on E15, WOTUS, Invites Him to Iowa to Speak with Farmers
WASHINGTON – With President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael Regan, testifying before the Senate today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst... -
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined fellow member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), in hosting members of...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today highlighted the impact of rising gas prices on Iowans, particularly folks in rural areas who often have a longer commute to...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor tonight on her opposition to President Biden’s nominee to serve on the United States Supreme...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today slammed the Biden administration’s border policies. Ernst stated that the Biden administration’s plans to lift...
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WASHINGTON – As Russia’s brutal and lawless invasion of Ukraine continues and in the wake of global backlash from tragic reports emerging of the massacre of civilians...
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April 04, 2022
Senator Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Ringgold County
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Ringgold County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2022. Senator Ernst looks... -
April 04, 2022
Senator Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Hardin County
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Hardin County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2022. Senator Ernst looks... -
WASHINGTON—As the United States Senate considers an additional COVID-19 aid package, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), known as the Senate’s leading foe against...
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April 01, 2022
Ernst, Collins, Shaheen Lead Bipartisan CODEL to UN Headquarters to Discuss Support for Afghan Women and Girls
NEW YORK CITY, New York—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today visited the United Nations headquarters in New York to... -
March 31, 2022
Ernst, Cortez Masto Work to Improve Data Collection on Brain Injuries in Survivors of Domestic Violence, Bolster Resources and Support
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are introducing bipartisan legislation to require the Department of Health and Human Services... -
March 31, 2022
Ernst Joins Female Senators of Both Parties in Urging Biden to Act After Taliban Bars Afghan Girls From Returning to School
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, is joining a bipartisan group of female senators in urging... -
March 30, 2022
Senate Unanimously Passes Ernst, Smith “National Women in Agriculture Day” Resolution
WASHINGTON—Last night, during Women’s History Month, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan measure from U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith...