Press Releases
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July 23, 2018
Week in Review: July 16 – July 20, 2018
It was a busy week in Washington and Iowa last week! From meeting with the Iowa Farm Bureau and Corn Congress to touring opportunity zones with Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and... -
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) stressed the importance of biofuels to rural communities and the need to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during a Senate...
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July 19, 2018
Ernst Supports ICE on Senate Floor Speech
Says, “Every day, 24-7, 365 days a year, ICE agents are on the front lines, working to dismantle human trafficking networks and protect the most vulnerable” WASHINGTON –Today,... -
July 19, 2018
Ernst: White House Advisor Navarro’s Comments on CNBC Disregard the People Whose Livelihoods Depend on Global Trade
WASHINGTON – Senator Ernst released the following statement, with regard to White House trade advisor Peter Navarro telling CNBC that theeconomic impact of a trade war is a... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, U.S. Congressman David Young and the Iowa congressional delegation sent a letter this week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group...
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WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement, today, following President Donald Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir...
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July 13, 2018
Sen. Ernst Participates in Gov. Reynolds’ Small Business Roundtable with Sen. Grassley and SBA Administrator McMahon
DES MOINES, IOWA – Senator Joni Ernst joined Senator Chuck Grassley and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon today for a women’s small business... -
July 11, 2018
Ernst Testimony Illustrates Difficulties for Working Parents and How Paid Leave Benefits Growing Families
WASHINGTON – In U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s opening statement in a hearing today on the importance of paid family leave, Senator Ernst discussed how paid family leave benefits... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst joined Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation” to discuss how tariffs are affecting Iowa and her expectations for President Trump’s upcoming trips to...
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July 09, 2018
Sen. Joni Ernst Statement on President Trump’s Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following... -
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) announcement that it will award 117 million dollars in federal...
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WASHINGTON – In letters today to Postmaster General Megan Brennan and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal...
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June 29, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Page County
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Page County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in the area... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, applauded today’s final passage of...
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June 28, 2018
Ernst, Duckworth, Black, Cohen Advocate for WWII U.S. Army Ranger Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators and combat veterans Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), today... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement in regard to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Renewable Volume...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst joined U.S. Congressman David Young and the Iowa congressional delegation in sending a letter to President Donald Trump expressing their...
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June 26, 2018
Statement and Resources for Iowa Flooding
“With flooding across our state, Governor Reynolds and local first responders are working hard to get communities resources they need. I share Governor Reynolds commitment to... -
Military Lawyers Are Not Trained In Immigration Law; DoD Decision Would Exacerbate Shortage of Military Justice-Trained JAGs Senators: Pulling 21 Trial Counsel From Military...