Press Releases
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September 07, 2022
Ernst: Iowans are Frustrated with Biden’s Student Loan Transfer and Ongoing Inflation
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is in the homestretch of her 99 County Tour for 2022. While back in Iowa over August, Ernst recounted the top issues she heard at... -
September 07, 2022
Ernst Urges Federal Government to Fulfill Commitment to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is urging the federal government to fulfill its commitment to prioritizing... -
September 06, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Returned to Alma Mater Iowa State University for Tour of Ames Laboratory, Farm Bill Briefing, Agricultural Research Roundtable, ROTC Groundbreaking
AMES, Iowa – Last Friday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, visited her alma mater, Iowa... -
September 01, 2022
Ernst, Grassley, Miller-Meeks Sound Alarm with DoD on Sourcing of Critical Defense Minerals
RED OAK, Iowa – Following recent reports that the only smelter producing, high-purity aluminum plant in the U.S. is set to curtail the production due to high energy costs,... -
August 31, 2022
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Releases Statement on Anniversary of Final Withdrawal from Afghanistan
RED OAK – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the one-year... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) last week expressed concern in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,...
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August 29, 2022
Ernst Continues to Demand Answers From Biden Administration on Potential Terrorists Entering U.S. Through Open Borders
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is continuing her relentless efforts to secure the Southern border and prevent the flow of terrorists, and others who may be... -
August 26, 2022
On One Year Anniversary of Bombing at Kabul Airport, Ernst Honors Iowa Native Cpl. Daegan William-Tyeler Page
RED OAK, Iowa – Exactly one year after the bombing at the Kabul Airport that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran of the Global... -
SIMI VALLEY, California— Fifty-eight years after President Ronald Reagan’s historic “Time For Choosing” speech, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first...
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August 24, 2022
Ernst Decries Biden’s Student Debt “Cancellation”: This Will Fan the Flames of Inflation
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement, denouncing President Biden’s plan to “cancel” student loan... -
August 24, 2022
Ernst: Audit the IRS!
RED OAK – As the Biden administration is set to hire 87,000 IRS agents to audit America, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the Senate’s biggest foe of government waste,... -
August 23, 2022
After Biden Administration Permits Individuals Who Support Terrorism into U.S., Ernst Presses for Answers
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining her colleagues in pressing Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken... -
RED OAK, Iowa —U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland expressing her concern over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and...
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August 19, 2022
VIDEO/PHOTO: Ernst Tours Cedar Rapids Flood Control Progress, Meets with Local Leaders
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today joined representatives from the City of Cedar Rapids,... -
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today visited Kirkwood Community College to meet with President Dr. Lori Sundberg and tour the new Student Center on campus....
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August 18, 2022
To: Secretary Vilsack, Trade Rep Tai; From: Senator Joni Ernst
RED OAK, Iowa – Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Tom Vilsack, and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Katherine Tai, will be in Iowa today. Ahead of... -
RED OAK – Today, as President Biden signs Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend bill into law, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement slamming...
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August 15, 2022
One Year After Kabul Falls to the Taliban, Ernst Reflects on Biden’s Broken Promises, Haphazard Exit From Afghanistan
RED OAK— One year after Kabul fell to the Taliban, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terror, reflected on the days leading up to and the weeks... -
August 10, 2022
Ernst Works to Protect, Expand Access to Rural Broadband
DES MOINES – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is pushing bipartisan legislation to protect and expand access... -
August 09, 2022
Ernst Meets With Iowans Supporting Israel, Discusses Her Bipartisan, Bicameral DEFEND Act
DES MOINES— As support for her bipartisan, bicameral DEFEND Act continues to grow, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus...