Press Releases
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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... -
March 17, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Want to Give Students Clear Picture of Costs Before They Take Out Loans
WASHINGTON—As American students and families face staggering student loan debt, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), are proposing... -
March 17, 2022
Ernst Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Facilitate Transfer of MiGs, Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate, joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in a resolution urging the Biden... -
March 16, 2022
Ernst’s Landmark Violence Against Women Act Signed Into Law
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... -
WASHINGTON—After attending Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress this morning, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to...
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March 16, 2022
Citizens Need a “Watchdog” in Washington, Ernst Says
WASHINGTON—During Sunshine Week and amid autocrats around the world like Vladimir Putin cracking down on citizens’ freedom of information, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst... -
March 15, 2022
Ernst Works to Push Back Against Federal Overreach, Require Transparency Surrounding Biden’s Environmental Concerns
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, is working to push back against burdensome federal overreach and... -
March 15, 2022
Ernst Slams Biden for “Gaslighting” the American People on Reasons for High Gas Prices
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed President Biden for skyrocketing fuel prices—citing his decisions to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, ban new drilling, and create... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are introducing the TORNADO Act, which seeks to simplify, update and improve forecasting...
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March 14, 2022
Ernst, 48 Republican Colleagues to President Biden: An Iran Agreement Without Broad Congressional Support Will Not Survive
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with 48 of her Republican colleagues, released a statement... -
March 14, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Calls for Admin to “Unleash Iowa Biofuel” Amid Record Gas Prices, Russian Oil Ban
WASHINGTON—As gas prices hit all-time record highs , U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling on President Biden to unleash Iowa biofuel immediately and to... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are seeking to cut red tape and streamline the sprawling...
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WASHINGTON—With the national debt hurdling over $30 trillion—and America’s total foreign-owned national debt exceeding $7.7 trillion—U.S. Senator...
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March 11, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Leads 41 Colleagues in Urging Biden to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is continuing to push President Biden to work... -
March 10, 2022
Ernst Backs Urgent Lethal Aid for Ukraine, Landmark Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement after supporting urgent lethal aid for Ukraine in their fight against Russia’s unlawful and murderous... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the Biden administration to act immediately...
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WASHINGTON—Following the Defense Department’s decision to reject Poland’s plans to provide MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mitt Romney...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today slammed President Biden for working with Russia—the same country that is invading Ukraine and murdering innocent civilians—as well...