Press Releases
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September 20, 2017
Ernst-McCaskill Fix to Military Justice Code to Guard Against ‘revenge porn’ Set to Become Law
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan fix to military law from U.S. Senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Claire McCaskill of Missouri to better guard against “revenge porn” by... -
September 18, 2017
Senate-Passed NDAA Includes 41 Ernst Measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, released the following statement after... -
September 18, 2017
REMINDER: Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meetings in Floyd, Wayne, and Johnson Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will hold town meetings in Floyd, Wayne, and Johnson counties as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents about... -
September 18, 2017
Senators to Lighthizer: Engage Brazil on Unfair Ethanol Tariff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Al Franken... -
September 15, 2017
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meetings in Floyd, Wayne, and Johnson Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold town meetings in Floyd, Wayne, and Johnson counties as part of her 99 county tour to hear from... -
September 14, 2017
Grassley, Ernst Joint Statement on Senate Confirmation of U.S. Attorneys for Iowa
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today confirmed by a unanimous, bipartisan voice vote the nominations of Peter Deegan, Jr. and Marc Krickbaum to be U.S. Attorneys for the... -
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, today delivered remarks on the Senate...
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September 12, 2017
Ernst Continues Fight to Cut Costly Presidential Perks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to cut spending and safeguard taxpayer dollars, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today re-introduced the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of... -
September 11, 2017
Senator Ernst on Trombino Nomination to Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration at DOT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on the nomination of former... -
September 08, 2017
Grassley, Ernst Urge Evaluation of Drug Take Back Programs in Federal Anti-opioid Abuse Report
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa today urged the Office of National Drug Control Policy to include an evaluation of drug take back programs in the... -
September 07, 2017
Ernst Supports Relief for Hurricane Harvey Victims, Votes No on Debt Limit Increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of relief funding for victims of Hurricane Harvey, but against raising the... -
September 06, 2017
Iowa Senators Call for Session Instead of October State Work Period
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling for the Senate to remain in session... -
September 05, 2017
Ernst Urges President to Maintain Trade Agreement with South Korea
“Terminating KORUS would leave our farmers at a competitive disadvantage to those in other countries that enjoy preferential trade access to Korea. American farmers and ranchers... -
September 05, 2017
Senator Ernst Statement on DACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued a response following the announcement from the Trump administration regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood... -
September 02, 2017
Ernst on Northey Nomination as Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on the... -
August 29, 2017
Ernst Statement on FBI Director Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed former United States Assistant Attorney General for the... -
August 21, 2017
Ernst Statement on Path Forward in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued this statement following President Trump’s update on Afghanistan: “As a veteran and member of the Senate... -
August 18, 2017
President Signs Ernst, Manchin Bipartisan Effort to Authorize Global War on Terrorism War Memorial
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, bipartisan legislation championed by U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), known as the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act, was... -
August 08, 2017
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Washington County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Washington County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents... -
August 07, 2017
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Webster County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Webster County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents about...