Press Releases
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), combat veteran,...
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March 09, 2017
Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls on Agencies to Support Employees who Shine Light on Fraud, Waste & Abuse
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, is expressing the need to protect and encourage whistleblowers who shine... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold two town meetings in Linn and Polk counties as part of her 99 county tour to hear from...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is seeking Iowa college students and recent graduates for internship opportunities in the Washington, D.C. and Iowa...
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst will host a reception to meet Iowans visiting the nation’s capital during many Iowa schools’ spring break the...
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March 07, 2017
Ernst Introduces Iowan for Associate Attorney General Position at Senate Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced President Trump’s Associate Attorney General nominee, Rachel L. Brand of Pella, Iowa, to the Senate Judiciary... -
March 06, 2017
Senators Introduce Bill Requiring U.S. Amateur Athletic Organizations, Members to Report Sexual Abuse
Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Amy... -
March 06, 2017
Ernst Statement on Trump Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today met with President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Mr. Robert Lighthizer. Following the meeting,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, expressing support for the creation...
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March 02, 2017
Ernst Statement on Perry Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed... -
March 02, 2017
Senate Confirms Carson for HUD Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Ben Carson to be Secretary of the Department of Housing... -
March 01, 2017
Senator Ernst, Mayor Corbett Highlight the Need for Completion of Flood Mitigation Projects in Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), shed light on the urgent need for proper flood control and... -
March 01, 2017
Senate Confirms Zinke for Interior Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke to be Secretary of... -
February 28, 2017
Senator Ernst Statement Following President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst tonight issued a statement following President Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress: “For the... -
February 28, 2017
Ernst Statement on the Need to Protect and Maintain RFS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement after differing reports emerged over... -
February 28, 2017
Ernst Applauds WOTUS Rule Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an... -
February 27, 2017
Senator Joni Ernst on Ross Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Wilbur Ross to be Secretary of the United States Department... -
February 27, 2017
Ernst: Radical Islamic Extremism Continues to Spread in Southeast Asia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, issued the following statement after a... -
February 24, 2017
Grassley, Ernst Seek Answers from Justice Department on Troubled Iowa Nursing Home
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst are asking the Justice Department to explain the penalties against an Iowa nursing home that was ordered closed and...