Press Releases
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June 25, 2015
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on President Obama to Take Action on VA Inspector General
“Permanent leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General is long overdue” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of United States Senators,... -
June 25, 2015
Sen. Ernst Introduces Iowa Farm Bureau President to Testify Before the Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on COOL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Hearing entitled, “Country of Origin Labeling and Trade Retaliation: What’s at state for... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling in King v. Burwell. The court sided with the Obama...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after voting in support of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). “Trade Promotion Authority is...
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June 24, 2015
Sen. Ernst’s Program Management Legislation Passes Out of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, introduced by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), passed out of the Homeland... -
June 19, 2015
Members of the Iowa Congressional Delegation Add Support for Federal Disaster Declaration
Members of the Iowa congressional delegation have added their support for Governor Terry Branstad’s request for a federal declaration of a major disaster for the state due to... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will host town meetings in Adams and Union counties next Saturday as part of her 99 county...
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June 18, 2015
Sen. Ernst Statement on Passage of Senate FY 2016 NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after passage of the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).... -
June 18, 2015
Sen. Ernst Highlights Critical Importance of RFS for Iowa in Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled, “Re-examining EPA’s Management of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program,”... -
“This bipartisan amendment…provides temporary authority for the president—in consultation with the Iraqi government—and I say again—in consultation with the Iraqi government—to...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The entire Iowa delegation, led by Congressman David Young, today pressed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to host a public hearing in Iowa on...
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June 11, 2015
Senate Agriculture Committee to Hold Hearing on Avian Influenza Following Iowa Senators’ Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst’s request, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today announced it will hold a... -
June 11, 2015
Senators Ernst, Heitkamp Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Tax Dollars by Streamlining Federal Government Processes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) introduced the bipartisan Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of... -
June 10, 2015
Sen. Ernst Announces New Office Locations
Davenport, Council Bluffs and new Washington, D.C. offices now open WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced the new location of her U.S. Senate... -
June 10, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Statement on VA IG Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In February, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA IG)... -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Chairman of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (SBC), along with U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco...
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June 09, 2015
Sen. Ernst Raises Questions Over Systemic TSA Problems at Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As concerning reports surface involving the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today held... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will host town meetings in Osceola and Lyon counties this Saturday as part of her 99 county...
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June 04, 2015
Senators Grassley, Ernst urge Agriculture Committee Chairman to Hold Hearing on Federal Government’s Response to Bird Flu
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter sent today, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) urged Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman Sen.... -
June 03, 2015
Sen. Ernst Calls Attention to Vacant VA IG Position, Failure to Provide an Update on Central Iowa’s VA Health Care
"I do have the responsibility to ensure that those veterans are receiving adequate care, and we’re living up to the promises we have made to these veterans as a nation… … But the...