Press Releases
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November 24, 2016
Senators Visit With Troops in Afghanistan, Qatar
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and John Barrasso (R-WY) departed from Afghanistan and Qatar today after spending Thanksgiving with... -
November 23, 2016
Ernst on EPA Release of RFS Volume Requirements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final Renewable Fuel... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) tonight expressed dissatisfaction and frustration after receiving a preliminary response from the Department of Veterans...
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November 21, 2016
Ernst Completes Second Annual 99 County Tour of Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) completed her second annual 99 county tour of Iowa with a town meeting in Cherokee County. As part of her tour this year,... -
November 21, 2016
Members of Iowa Delegation Urge President-Elect to Scrap WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Iowa's U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley and Representatives Rod Blum (R-01), David Young (R-03) and Steve King (R-04) sent President-elect... -
November 15, 2016
Ernst Calls for Investigation Into Death of Curtis Gearhart
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General Michael Missal to express her continued... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst sent a letter today to President Obama ahead of his upcoming trip to Peru underscoring her concerns over the growing influence of...
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November 14, 2016
Ernst to Complete 99 County Tour with Town Meeting in Cherokee County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced today she will hold a town meeting in Cherokee County as part of her 99 county tour to speak with constituents... -
November 10, 2016
Ernst Presses VA for Update on Ketchum Case
“We simply cannot continue to operate with a business as usual attitude when 20 of our brave service men and women are committing suicide every single day. Since my letter on July... -
November 10, 2016
Ernst Seeks More Answers from VA Inspector General on Whistleblower Hotline Review Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Michael Missal, to seek specific... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst announced it will begin accepting ticket requests for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Tickets are limited and...
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November 02, 2016
Sen. Ernst Issues Statement on Loss of Two Iowa Police Officers Killed in Line of Duty
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement on the loss of two Iowa police officers who were killed in the line of duty, in an apparent ambush... -
November 01, 2016
Ernst Statement on Federal Disaster Funding for Iowa Flooding in September and October
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released a statement after President Obama issued a federal disaster declaration for 19 counties in the... -
October 25, 2016
Ernst on Double Digit Premium Increases for 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst released a statement following yesterday’s confirmation by the Obama administration that there would be, on average, a 25 percent... -
October 21, 2016
Iowa Congressional Delegation Urges President to Support Federal Disaster Declaration for 19 Counties
WASHINGTON – The entire Iowa congressional delegation today urged President Obama to support Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s request to declare 19 Iowa counties a federal... -
October 20, 2016
Ernst Expresses Disappointment in Administration’s Continued Failure to Put Forward a Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Terrorists’ Use of Social Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the White House's release of an updated “Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) regional directors will hold traveling office hours in November and December across all 99 counties in Iowa. Representatives...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced that her office is seeking Iowa college students and recent graduates for internship opportunities in her Washington,...
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October 11, 2016
Grassley, Ernst Press Army Corps of Engineers on Flawed Policy for Prioritizing Flood Control Projects
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst today pressed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain the flawed policy that leads to the downgrading of flood control... -
October 07, 2016
Iowa Congressional Delegation Supports Expected Federal Disaster Request for Flooded Areas
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Steve King, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Joni Ernst, Rep. Rod Blum, Rep. David Young, and Rep. Dave Loebsack sent a letter to Governor Terry...