Press Releases
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December 04, 2015
Senator Ernst Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Paris
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released a... -
December 03, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Pays Tribute to Our Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) made the following remarks in honor of Veterans Day: Click here or on the image below to watch. Also, click here to read Senator... -
December 03, 2015
Ernst Supports Funding for Veterans, Servicemembers, Military Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in support of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related... -
December 03, 2015
Sen. Ernst Votes in Support of NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in support of the revised National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after President Obama once again rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would authorize...
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November 05, 2015
Sen. Ernst Supports Critical Funding for Our Troops
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in support of advancing the Fiscal Year 2016 defense spending bill to... -
November 05, 2015
Office of Sen. Ernst Announces Traveling Office Hours
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced that her office will hold traveling office hours across Iowa to serve as a resource in dealing with the... -
November 05, 2015
Ernst Bill to Eliminate WOTUS Rule Passes the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major victory for communities across Iowa and the middle class, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to put an end to... -
November 05, 2015
Ernst Urges Support of her Resolution to Eliminate WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) took to the floor of the United States Senate to urge support of her joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Leads Bipartisan Senators in Request for Enhanced Security of Undersea Communication Cables
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of recent reports that Russian naval vessels have been operating along known routes of U.S. global communication undersea fiber optic cables, U.S.... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today voted to proceed with debate on U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to eliminate the expanded...
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November 04, 2015
Ernst Congratulates Grassley on 12,000th Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst took to the Senate floor to congratulate her friend and colleague Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on casting his 12,000th vote as a... -
November 04, 2015
Carper, Ernst Ask VA to Give Veteran Students More Information about Flight Schools Prohibited from Enrolling Veterans Using the Post-9/11 GI Bill
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), a retired Navy captain, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, sent a letter to Department... -
November 04, 2015
This Week: WOTUS Rule
This week the Senate will turn its attention to the overreaching and expanded definition of the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. Senator Ernst has secured strong support from her... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Announces New Appointment: Sutton to Retire from Government Role, Scanlon Named New State Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced that Cameron Sutton, State Director for Senator Ernst, is retiring from his government responsibilities and Clarke... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a recent Congressional delegation trip to the Middle East, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense...
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November 04, 2015
Ernst Opposes Increasing National Debt Limit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement in opposition to legislation that would increase our national debt limit, encourage more... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Gains Enough Support to Tackle WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) recent work to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval, S.J. Res. 22, that would scrap the expanded “Waters... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Votes to Protect Americans' Personal Privacy, Prevent Cyberattacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in support of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA),... -
November 04, 2015
Senator Ernst Completes 99 County Tour
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today completed her first 99 county tour across Iowa as a United States Senator with a visit to Central Iowa Healthcare in...