Press Releases
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April 13, 2022
Senator Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Decatur County
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Decatur County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2022. Senator Ernst looks... -
April 13, 2022
Amid Crisis at Southern Border, Ernst Demands Answers from Biden Administration on Border Security Policies
RED OAK, Iowa—As the crisis at the Southern border worsens and amid reports the Biden administration is planning to lift Title 42, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is... -
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...