Press Releases
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April 15, 2025
On Tax Day, Ernst Cracks Down on the IRS
WASHINGTON – As Americans fork over their hard-earned money to Uncle Sam on Tax Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing a trio of bills to reform the Internal Revenue... -
April 14, 2025
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mike Molstead Motors
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mike Molstead Motors of Floyd... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement to celebrate 100 days of leadership from Senate Republicans. “During these first 100 days under...
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April 10, 2025
Ernst Applauds SBA Cracking Down on Fraud
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) applauded the Small Business Administration (SBA) for implementing strong, new... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are introducing the bipartisan Global Hunt for Offshore Smuggling and Trafficking (GHOST) Act to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to promote fair markets and protect American agricultural exports by...
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April 08, 2025
ICYMI: New York Post Ed Board Highlights Ernst’s Squeal Work
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, the New York Post Editorial Board highlighted Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) work that revealedunionized workers at the Defense... -
April 08, 2025
Ernst, Grassley, Marshall Protect Family Farms, Consumers from Burdensome Government Overreach
WASHINGTON – After the U.S. Supreme Court left an open invitation for Congress to strike down California’s Proposition 12, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading her... -
April 08, 2025
Ernst Brings Voice of Iowa Small Businesses to Washington
WASHINGTON – During a joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned... -
WASHINGTON – Today, at a joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Great Hall of Royal of Clay...
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April 04, 2025
Ernst, Slotkin Work to Ensure Fertilizer Access for Farmers
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are working to reinstate potash and add phosphate –... -
April 03, 2025
Ernst on DOGE: The E Stands for Efficiency
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair and founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, advocated for a more efficient government for American taxpayers by ensuring... -
April 03, 2025
Ernst Pushes for Year-Round E15
WASHINGTON – As the summer driving season quickly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined her colleagues to request the... -
April 02, 2025
Ernst Demands Answers After Whistleblowers Accuse Management of Shocking Waste at Watchdog Agency
WASHINGTON – After whistleblowers asserted the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Office of Inspector General (OIG) leadership made a series of wasteful and ill-advised... -
April 02, 2025
Small Business Committee Advances Pair of SBA Nominees
WASHINGTON – Today, under Chair Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) leadership, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship advanced the nominations of William Briggs to serve as... -
WASHINGTON – After a shocking report revealed that the Biden Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to pursue nearly two million individuals suspected of stealing pandemic aid,...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor ahead of a vote to confirm her friend and fellow Iowan Matt Whitaker to be the next United States...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at an ethanol production...
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March 31, 2025
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, J&S Farm Supply
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: J&S Farm Supply of Iowa County....