Press Releases
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May 27, 2021
Ernst Supports Effort to Prevent Taxpayer Funding of Iranian-Backed Terrorist Regime Hamas
WASHINGTON—After President Biden’s State Department admitted the possibility that American taxpayer dollars could go to fund Hamas terrorists through Palestinian aid, U.S. Senator... -
WASHINGTON—Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the United States Senate, spoke on the Senate floor to pay tribute to...
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May 26, 2021
Ernst Brings Iowans’ Voices on Small Business COVID Relief Programs to SBA Administrator
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the committee, raised Iowans’ concerns... -
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), helped unanimously pass a bipartisan five-year...
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May 25, 2021
NEW: Ernst Successful in Banning Taxpayer Funding to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who has been sounding the alarm for over a year about U.S. tax dollars being funneled into China’s state-run Wuhan Institute... -
WASHINGTON—On the heels of 99 County Tour visits this past weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today said that Iowans she met with—including small business owners in...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), along with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Representatives Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and...
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WASHINGTON—With over sixty cosponsors and growing support for her bipartisan bill to prevent military sexual assault and hold perpetrators accountable, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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May 24, 2021
During June, Office of Senator Ernst to Hold Traveling Office Hours Across All 99 Counties in Iowa
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced today her office will be holding traveling office hours in all 99 counties across Iowa at different times during the... -
May 20, 2021
Ernst Presses Pentagon Officials on the Potential Dangers of the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan
WASHINGTON—U.S Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a former company commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom and ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging... -
May 20, 2021
Ernst Highlights Iowa Businesses Struggling to Hire Workers, Cites Democratic Policies As a Leading Cause
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the challenges... -
WASHINGTON—After slamming Hamas as an Iranian-backed and funded terrorist organization seeking to destroy one of our closest allies, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today pledged...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a champion for Iowa farmers and livestock producers who was born and raised on a rural Iowa family farm, is calling on U.S....
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WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Senate is considering a bill that will bolster funding for government agencies with the intent of helping the U.S. compete with China in...
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May 18, 2021
Ernst Leads Opposition to Biden Administration’s Efforts to Direct Tax Dollars to Abortion Providers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading an effort opposing the Biden Administration’s efforts to direct tax dollars to abortion providers. In a public comment letter... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), is leading a...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (ETC),...
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WASHINGTON—Ahead of Tax Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed Washington Democrats for their proposed multi-trillion dollars in even more new spending and tax hikes on...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will host a U.S. Service Academy Virtual Open House on the evenings of Monday, May 24 and Tuesday, May...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), introduced the Estate Tax Reduction Act, legislation to reduce the...