Press Releases
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November 05, 2019
Ernst Week in Review
Bagging the Swag With $1.4 billion in taxpayer money spent annually by government agencies on public relations (PR) and advertising campaigns, Senator Joni Ernst this week... -
November 04, 2019
Ernst Completes 99 County Tour for 2019
MUSCATINE, Iowa—With the conclusion of her 35th public town hall this year on Saturday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) officially wrapped up her 99 County Tour for 2019, marking... -
November 04, 2019
Ernst Visits Local Child Care Center, Discusses Work to Address the Child Care Crisis in Iowa
KEOSAUQUA, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) visited the Van Buren County Hospital Child Care Center yesterday to meet with local stakeholders about the child care challenges... -
WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Senate passed two of Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) measures to hold Washington bureaucrats accountable to Iowa taxpayers. The first measure exposes...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement after Senate Democrats...
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October 31, 2019
Ernst, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Resolution Supporting National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a survivor and a strong leader on the issue of combating sexual and domestic violence, joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck... -
October 30, 2019
Ernst: “More than 135,255 pounds of unused drugs have been collected in Iowa since the beginning of the drug take back program.”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a leader in the fight against the opioid epidemic, spoke on the Senate floor today on the work she and her Senate Republican colleagues... -
October 30, 2019
A Combat Veteran, Senator Ernst Discusses Emerging Threats and U.S. Military Strength
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats...
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October 29, 2019
Ernst Says ‘It’s Time to Bag the Swag’
WASHINGTON – With $1.4 billion in taxpayer money spent annually by government agencies on public relations (PR) and advertising campaigns, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is... -
October 28, 2019
Ernst Week in Review
Continuing the Push for USMCA Almost a year after President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Senator Joni Ernst, chairman of the Senate Agriculture... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will be finishing her 99 County Tour for 2019 with a town hall meeting in Muscatine County, her 35th...
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October 28, 2019
Sen. Ernst to Hold Lee County Town Hall Meeting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town hall meeting in Lee County as part of her 99 County Tour for 2019. Senator Ernst looks... -
October 28, 2019
Ernst Presses Army Corps for Update on Flood Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing last week, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a native of Southwest Iowa, continued to press the Army Corps of... -
October 27, 2019
Ernst Statement on President Trump’s Announcement of the Death of ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)’s Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental Health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times (FARMERS...
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WASHINGTON—Iowa’s United States Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, leaders in the fight against the opioid epidemic, are urging their fellow Iowans to participate in the 18th...
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October 23, 2019
Ernst: House Democrats Need to Do Their Job, Pass USMCA
WASHINGTON—327 days after President Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee... -
October 22, 2019
Ernst: Trade Remains A Top Issue For Iowans
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development, today relayed the importance of trade for Iowans, and... -
WASHINGTON—Continuing her efforts to expand access to broadband in rural Iowa, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is supporting bipartisan legislation aimed at improving the accuracy...