Press Releases
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March 27, 2015
Sen. Ernst Statement on Passage of Senate Budget Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) voted in favor of the Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2016. Senator Ernst released the following statement... -
March 26, 2015
Ernst Offers Amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution
“These amendments are commonsense reforms that uphold my commitment to Iowans to cut wasteful spending and be vigilant with taxpayer money.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni... -
“Currently, the average wait time for a mental health appointment at the VA is 36 days. We can – and must – do better for our veterans.” WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
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March 23, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Delivers First Speech on Senate Floor
Introduced first piece of legislation: Prioritizing Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Care Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) delivered her first speech,... -
March 23, 2015
Ernst Statement on 5th Anniversary of ObamaCare
“Iowans and all Americans deserve real solutions for a quality, affordable health care system” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement in observance of National Agriculture Day: “As we recognize National Agriculture Day, we...
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March 17, 2015
Sen. Ernst Presses SSA on Inaccurate Death Master File and Failure to Correct Existing Deficiencies
“…You can’t dispute that there are still 6.5 million numbers that exist out there and even though they may not be drawing benefits on those numbers, it is still an issue whether it... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of senators in a letter urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (Arkansas) along with fellow freshman Senators James Lankford (Oklahoma), Joni Ernst (Iowa), Thom Tillis (North Carolina), and...
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March 12, 2015
Ernst on Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation: “We must bring this bill forward for a vote”
"As the mother of three beautiful daughters, and as someone who as a young woman volunteered my time, my energy at a women's crisis shelter that dealt with many of these forms of... -
March 12, 2015
Ernst Calls for Review of U.S. Equipment Provided In Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sent a letter to President Obama calling for a detailed response regarding circumstances in which? equipment has... -
March 11, 2015
Sen. Ernst Supports Legislation to Recognize Community Providers Focused on Military Culture and Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) cosponsored Senator Joe Donnelly’s (D-IN) Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act. This legislation creates a... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today joined a group of senators challenging the Obama Administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’...
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March 06, 2015
Ask Joni
Thank you to everyone who submitted questions this week! Below are my most recent answers to questions Iowans asked me on social media: Caleb from Early, Iowa – posted on... -
March 04, 2015
Senator Ernst Receives Update on Request for Examination of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System’s Mental Health Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General’s office has provided an update regarding U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) request for an examination... -
Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) co-sponsored Senator Gary Peters’ (D-MI) bipartisan Military Reserve Small Business Jobs Act of 2015, to extend a tax credit for small businesses...
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Today Senator Joni Ernst attended the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress and issued the following statement: “Prime Minister...
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March 03, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Welcomes Israeli Prime Minister
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will attend the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to a joint session of Congress. The Iowa Senator is also... -
February 27, 2015
Statement on DHS Funding and President’s Executive Amnesty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and the President’s executive... -
February 24, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Introduces Farmer from Iowa to Testify Before the Agriculture Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced Iowa farmer Mr. Clay Mitchell to testify before the first Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee...