Press Releases
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December 15, 2015
Ernst Cosponsored Whistleblower Protection Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Legislation includes Ernst language underscoring importance of telemedicine options available to veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently cosponsored the... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Supports Education Reform to Restore Local Control
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting for final passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): “As a mother... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Supports Critical Counterterrorism Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she has cosponsored Senator Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) Liberty Through Strength Act II, requiring the Obama... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst: President Missed Opportunity to Lead in War Against Terror
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement following President Obama’s Oval Office address to the nation on terrorism: “Last night,... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Statement on COOL Retaliation Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its official ruling on the level of... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Statement on Authorization of Use of Military Forces against ISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after cosponsoring a joint resolution for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF)... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Supports Bipartisan, Long-Term Highway Bill
“After passing repeated short-term bills and stopgaps, Congress has worked in a bipartisan manner to pass this important five-year highway bill.” WASHINGTON, D.C.... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Renews Call for AUMF to Fight ISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after President Obama spoke from the Pentagon on his strategy in the Middle East: “Today was... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Supports ObamaCare Repeal
“ Today we put patients and doctors back in the driver’s seat when it comes to their health care decision-making. This legislation provides critical relief from ObamaCare’s... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued the following statement following the Pentagon’s announcement to open all combat roles to...
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December 04, 2015
Ernst Highlights Iowans’ Struggles with ObamaCare on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) took to the Senate floor to discuss the harmful impact that ObamaCare has had on Iowans, and to stress... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Demands VA Review of all Whistleblower Claims
“… veterans who bravely served our nation deserve a Department that reviews every claim of wrongdoing by those who are dedicated to restoring Americans’ trust in the... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Disappointed with Final RFS Volume Requirements
“The Obama Administration is once again using the EPA to impose their agenda on hardworking Iowans by instituting biofuel volume requirements that are lower than originally... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Bipartisan Program Management Bill Passes Senate
“these commonsense reforms ensure that taxpayer dollars are safeguarded by increasing accountability throughout the federal government” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bolstering efforts to... -
December 04, 2015
ICYMI: Ernst Stresses Need for Strategy to Destroy ISIS on Morning Joe
“…we have to have a leader here in the United States that says we are going to destroy ISIS, not contain it, not degrade it, but destroy it.” WASHINGTON, D.C . – Today, U.S.... -
December 04, 2015
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Takes Up Ernst’s VETS Act
Committee Chairman: “…in large geographic territories, legislation like this is a godsend.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Joni... -
December 04, 2015
ICYMI: Ernst Discusses Recent Terrorist Attacks on Fox & Friends
“I have served in that region as a company commander in Kuwait and Iraq, I understand the volatility there. But we have to understand that the reason we have these refugees is... -
December 04, 2015
Sen. Ernst Votes To Oppose Yet Another EPA Power Grab
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of two measures that would block the Environmental Protection... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Letter to President on Potential ISIS Infiltration of Syrian Refugee Flow
ISIS Terror Attacks in Paris Claimed 129 Lives At Least One Attacker Reportedly Infiltrated Syrian Refugee Flow to Enter Europe WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the aftermath of the... -
December 04, 2015
Office of Senator Joni Ernst Still Accepting Spring Senate Internships
Applications are due on December 1st WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced that her office is seeking Iowa college students for internship opportunities in...