Press Releases
-
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public...
-
October 17, 2017
Stabenow, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Conservation Partnerships in the 2018 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry joined her Agriculture Committee... -
October 16, 2017
Ernst Joins Heitkamp, Blunt, Murray, Grassley in Urging EPA to Abandon Effort to Undermine Biodiesel Production
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) along with a bipartisan group of... -
October 14, 2017
Senator Ernst Completes Third 99 County Tour
“There is a great deal of frustration that Washington simply isn’t getting its work done, and I couldn’t agree more. Congress has a lot of work to do – from tax reform, to health... -
October 13, 2017
Ernst on President’s Decision not to Certify Iran Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued this statement following President Trump’s... -
October 12, 2017
Regional Directors To Hold Traveling Office Hours Across 99 Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Regional directors from U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s office will hold traveling office hours throughout the month of November in all 99 counties in Iowa. These... -
October 12, 2017
Iowa Senators Forward Recommendations for Federal Judgeship in Iowa
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst today forwarded to the President recommendations of four highly qualified Iowa lawyers to fill a federal district... -
October 06, 2017
Ernst Urges Review of Obama-era Bump Stock Ruling
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), John Cornyn (R-TX), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), James Lankford (R-OK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tim Scott... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Plymouth County, marking her final stop on this year’s 99 county tour....
-
October 05, 2017
Grassley, Ernst, Bipartisan Group of 38 Senators, Urge Pruitt on RFS
WASHINGTON – Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of 35 other senators, sent a letter to... -
October 05, 2017
Ernst, Graham, Senators Introduce 20-Week Abortion Ban in the Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) as well as other Senate colleagues and pro-life leaders to formally... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing to consider the nomination of Iowan, Paul Trombino III, former Director of the Iowa...
-
October 05, 2017
Iowa Secretary of Ag Bill Northey Comes Before Senate Committee for Under Secretary of Agriculture Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to consider the nomination of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey to be... -
October 04, 2017
Ernst Effort to Cut Former Presidents’ Perks Passes Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017 passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and... -
October 03, 2017
REMINDER: U.S. Service Academy Applications Due Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Applications from Iowa students applying to receive a nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy, or U.S.... -
October 02, 2017
Ernst Statement on Tragedy in Las Vegas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued a statement on the attack in Las Vegas that killed at least 58 and injured more than 500 people: “My prayers are with... -
September 28, 2017
Ernst Continues Fight to Improve Mental Health Care for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, re-introduced the Prioritizing Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Care Act. This legislation provides veterans... -
September 27, 2017
Ernst Urges President Not to Lower RFS Volumes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump... -
September 27, 2017
Ernst: Tax Reform Must Put Iowa’s Families, Individuals, and Small Businesses First
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued a statement on the framework for tax reform: “Our loophole-ridden and outdated tax code is a prime... -
September 20, 2017
Ernst, King, Donnelly, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote American Agricultural Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ernst (R-Iowa), King (I-Maine), Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Collins (R-Maine) introduced bipartisan legislation that would increase...