Press Releases
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January 16, 2019
Ernst Presses EPA Acting Administrator Wheeler on E15 Year-Round, Small Refinery Exemptions
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) held U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s feet to the fire, today, with regard to fulfilling... -
January 16, 2019
Ernst Questions AG Nominee Barr on Immigration Policies, Human Trafficking, Drugs Pouring into Iowa and US
WASHINGTON – In her first hearing as a member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned the nominee for U.S. Attorney General, William... -
January 16, 2019
Ernst Introduces Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood, Redirect Funds to Women’s Health Care
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), and 31 of her Senate colleagues, reintroduced legislation to prevent any taxpayer dollars from going to the nation’s single largest provider... -
January 14, 2019
Ernst Week in Review
Let’s Work Together to Secure Our Border Following President Trump’s address to the nation on Tuesday night, Senator Ernst issued a strong statement: “The President has been... -
January 11, 2019
Senators Reintroduce Legislation to ‘Rein in’ Unelected Bureaucrats
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 29 other cosponsors,... -
January 11, 2019
Ernst Cosponsors Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a strong supporter of Iowans’ Second Amendment rights, is cosponsoring the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, today met with President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General, William...
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January 09, 2019
VIDEO: Ernst Calls for US to Continue Strong Defense Strategy
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the floor of the Senate calling for the U.S. to continue strengthening our armed forces in line with the national... -
WASHINGTON – Fourteen Senators, including Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), are encouraging the Trump administration to move forward with a final rule that would ensure pro-life...
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January 08, 2019
Ernst: Let’s Work Together to Secure Our Border
WASHINGTON - Following President Donald Trump’s address to the nation, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement: “Make no mistake: we have a... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will serve on five prominent Senate committees in the 116th Congress, all of which impact the livelihoods of Iowans. “My Senate committees...
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January 04, 2019
Ernst Week in Review
And we’re back! The 116th Congress is now in session, and Senator Joni Ernst will be serving on the following Senate committees in this Congress: Committee on Agriculture,... -
January 03, 2019
Iowan Douglas J. Strike Confirmed as U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Iowan Douglas J. Strike was confirmed by voice vote to serve as the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa. Strike was nominated by President... -
December 21, 2018
Week in Review: December 10-15, 2018
WEEK IN REVIEW December 10 – December 15, 2018 What a week for our farmers, ranchers and rural communities! The Senate and House passed the 2018 Farm Bill, and it’s now on... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide answers for the agency’s lackluster performance when...
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December 20, 2018
2018 Farm Bill Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) worked hard to get the 2018 Farm Bill, which was signed into law today by President Trump, across the finish line and to secure key... -
December 20, 2018
Joni Ernst Incentives and Victories - 2018
WASHINGTON – From her efforts to secure $117 million in federal funding for the Cedar Rapids flood mitigation project to successfully getting E15 year-round to watching the... -
December 20, 2018
Senator Ernst Releases Strong Statement Against U.S. Withdraw from Syria
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, released the following statement following President Trump’s statement that U.S. troops are being withdrawn from... -
December 20, 2018
Sens. Ernst, Graham, Shaheen, King, Cotton, Rubio Urge Trump Administration to Reconsider Withdrawing U.S. Forces from Syria
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), joined her colleagues, Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), Angus King (I-Maine), Tom Cotton... -
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan First Step Act this week, legislation to reduce recidivism and improve fairness in sentencing of federal...