Press Releases
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led over 50 of her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to protect America’s agricultural competitiveness...
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May 03, 2024
Ernst Demands Oversight of Taxpayer Funds to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – During National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is following up on her investigation of... -
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a meeting with Rich Cordray, President Biden’s Chief Operating Officer for the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on the threat...
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WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Biden administration is planning to welcome Gazan refugees into the United States, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 34 of her colleagues in...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted Biden’s Department of Education for their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) fiasco. The administration’s...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) condemned the leadership failures that have allowed antisemitic violence and pro-Hamas propaganda to skyrocket on American...
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WASHINGTON—During National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced that she will host her second...
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April 30, 2024
Ernst Remembers Colonel Ralph Puckett
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life and legacy of her mentor and Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Ralph Puckett, after... -
April 30, 2024
Ernst Celebrates National Small Business Week
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, released the following video to celebrate National Small Business Week. Watch... -
April 30, 2024
Ernst Calls Out the Biden Administration for Picking Winners and Losers in the Updated GREET Model Announcement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has long worked to ensure the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model qualifies as an... -
WASHINGTON — Starting next week, staff from U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) office will be holding traveling office hours in every county throughout the state. *Please Note:...
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April 29, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Hawkeye Molding
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Hawkeye Molding of Story... -
April 29, 2024
Ernst Demands Biden Halt TikTok Use
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Representative Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) called on President Joe Biden to suspend his use of TikTok as long as it is owned by a... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced their offices will hold joint United States Service Academy Virtual Informational Nights on...
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April 24, 2024
Ernst-Secured Investigation Will Prevent U.S. Defense Dollars From Being Diverted to Chinese Research
WASHINGTON – After the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General announced it began the Ernst-secured audit into all U.S. defense dollars diverted to Communist... -
April 24, 2024
Following Shocking Video, Ernst Demands Transparency at SBA
WASHINGTON – In a new video, a senior advisor to the chief of staff at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is shown claiming Administrator Guzman is actively participating... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst Statement on Protecting National Security
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “President Biden’s appeasement has invited chaos across the globe; Putin has shown no signs... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst Calls on Biden Admin to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona restore order to campuses... -
SIOUX CITY – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) hosted a roundtable at Morningside College for Iowa students, families, administrators, and other stakeholders to share how they have...