Press Releases
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March 23, 2017
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Demanding Action After ‘Marines United’ Postings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a combat veteran, has joined a bipartisan group of Senators calling on U.S.... -
March 21, 2017
Sens. Peters, Ernst Relaunch Senate Albanian Issues Caucus
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced they are relaunching the Senate Albanian Issues Caucus. Peters and Ernst, who will serve as... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address the failures of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL)...
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March 21, 2017
Sens. Moran, Ernst and Rep. McCaul Introduce Legislation to Support Young People in Agriculture
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to support young people... -
“The people spoke last November, and our new president has put forward a well-respected nominee who the Senate has previously confirmed with unanimous support. It’s time for...
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March 16, 2017
Ernst Joins Senators in Urging President to Maintain Point of Obligation Under Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Senator Ernst joined 22 senators in a bipartisan letter urging President Trump to maintain the point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel... -
March 15, 2017
Ernst Statement on Coats Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed former U.S. Senator from Indiana, Dan Coats, to be... -
“As reports continue to come in across the DOD, it’s clear that this seems to be Service-wide. This is Service-wide. And so we need a Service-wide approach to addressing this...
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March 13, 2017
RESCHEDULED: Traveling office hours for March 13
Due to inclement weather, our office unfortunately must reschedule today’s traveling office hours in Emmet, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Wright, Hancock, Winnebago, and Worth... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with the full Iowa delegation, received notice from the U.S. Air National Guard that the RC-26 aircraft will remain based...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), combat veteran,...
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March 09, 2017
Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls on Agencies to Support Employees who Shine Light on Fraud, Waste & Abuse
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, is expressing the need to protect and encourage whistleblowers who shine... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold two town meetings in Linn and Polk counties as part of her 99 county tour to hear from...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is seeking Iowa college students and recent graduates for internship opportunities in the Washington, D.C. and Iowa...
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst will host a reception to meet Iowans visiting the nation’s capital during many Iowa schools’ spring break the...
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March 07, 2017
Ernst Introduces Iowan for Associate Attorney General Position at Senate Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced President Trump’s Associate Attorney General nominee, Rachel L. Brand of Pella, Iowa, to the Senate Judiciary... -
March 06, 2017
Senators Introduce Bill Requiring U.S. Amateur Athletic Organizations, Members to Report Sexual Abuse
Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Amy... -
March 06, 2017
Ernst Statement on Trump Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today met with President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Mr. Robert Lighthizer. Following the meeting,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, expressing support for the creation...