Press Releases
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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... -
March 30, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst, 24 Bipartisan Senators Press Biden Administration for Answers on U.S. Strategy with Ukraine
WASHINGTON—After leading a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and Senate Armed Services Committee, met with the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, continued her calls to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to push back...
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WASHINGTON – Over one month since the beginning of Putin’s unjust war on Ukraine, and following a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and...
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March 25, 2022
Ernst: Global War on Terrorism Memorial “will be a place of remembrance for everyone.”
WASHINGTON—After successfully getting her bipartisan effort to create a Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall signed into law, U.S. Senator... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is backing a bipartisan bill to help provide the Ukrainian military...
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March 24, 2022
JUST IN: Every Female Senator Joins Ernst, Smith Resolution Designating Today National Women in Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.)—both members of the Senate Agriculture... -
March 23, 2022
Ernst, Female Colleagues Slam Taliban’s Refusal to Open Secondary Education to Afghan Girls
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following joint statement with U.S.... -
March 23, 2022
Combat Veteran Ernst: “Defending freedom in Ukraine is defending freedom everywhere.”
WASHINGTON—After leading nine of her Senate colleagues on a bipartisan delegation visit to Poland and Germany this weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and... -
March 23, 2022
During Women’s History Month, Ernst, Capito Push Legislation to Empower Women-Owned Small Businesses
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Shelley Moore... -
March 22, 2022
Almost One Month After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Ernst Says Biden Admin Needs to Provide More Lethal Aid Now
WASHINGTON—After returning from a congressional delegation visit she led to Poland and Germany over the weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and... -
March 22, 2022
Ernst Takes Biden Admin to Task for Broken Promises to Rural America on Biofuel, Trade, Regulations
WASHINGTON – On National Agriculture Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took President Biden and his administration to task for their record of broken... -
March 22, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Leads Bipartisan Delegation Visit to Germany and Poland, Continues Push to Provide Ukraine Lethal Aid to Win the War
WASHINGTON—After leading a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Germany and Poland this weekend, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate... -
March 22, 2022
Ernst, Smith Call for National Women in Agriculture Day
WASHINGTON—During Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.)—both members of the Senate Agriculture... -
March 21, 2022
Ernst-led Bipartisan CODEL Returns from Poland, Germany
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany this past weekend. She was joined by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, had her landmark bill to modernize and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act...
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March 17, 2022
Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Visit Poland, Germany
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran in the Senate, is leading nine of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan delegation visit to... -
March 17, 2022
Celebrating the Future Global War on Terrorism Memorial She Championed, Ernst Joins Inaugural “Ruck the Reserve”
WASHINGTON—Marking her Global War on Terrorism Memorial legislation getting signed into law that paves the way for the upcoming construction of the memorial in our nation’s...