Press Releases
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July 17, 2015
Hirono & Ernst Fight To Help Improve Seniors’ Access To Care With New Bipartisan Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are fighting to increase access to telemedicine for Medicare patients in new legislation introduced this week. The... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting for passage of the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA): “As a mother...
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July 14, 2015
Sen. Ernst Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal
“Iran’s quarter century effort to obtain a nuclear weapon and long-standing support for terrorism will not subside overnight. We also cannot trust that Iran is complying with... -
July 10, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Mahaska County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will host a town meeting in Mahaska County as part of her 99 county tour on July 18th. This town meeting is open to the... -
“…out of the millions and millions of birds that have been infected and destroyed, two thirds of those birds were from Iowa… I just want to reemphasize it’s not only devastating...
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July 07, 2015
Sen. Ernst Stresses Devastating Harm of Avian Flu on Iowa Farm Families and Communities at Senate Ag Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing entitled, “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: The Impact on the U.S. Poultry Sector and... -
July 07, 2015
Sen. Ernst Highlights Need to Directly Assist Kurdish Peshmerga in Fight Against ISIS at Armed Services Committee Hearing
“…considering the fall of the most western part of Iraq to ISIS, that didn't trigger a decision point on the part of the Iraqi government and its commitment to Iraq…I'm not sure... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court overturned the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals...
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June 26, 2015
Sen. Ernst Highlights OPM Failures Due to Poor Project Management, Raises Questions Over How Many Others Were Impacted
“…serious concerns regarding OPM’s management of its new IT project… I can’t overstate the importance of project management, particularly with respect to projects as complex... -
June 26, 2015
Hatch, Blunt, Ernst Introduce Legislation to Reduce Outdated Regulations, Spur Job Creation and Economic Growth
Washington, D.C.—Lawmakers today proposed a new approach to tackling the problems posed by outdated regulations. U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Joni... -
June 25, 2015
Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on President Obama to Take Action on VA Inspector General
“Permanent leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General is long overdue” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a bipartisan group of United States Senators,... -
June 25, 2015
Sen. Ernst Introduces Iowa Farm Bureau President to Testify Before the Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on COOL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Hearing entitled, “Country of Origin Labeling and Trade Retaliation: What’s at state for... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a ruling in King v. Burwell. The court sided with the Obama...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after voting in support of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). “Trade Promotion Authority is...
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June 24, 2015
Sen. Ernst’s Program Management Legislation Passes Out of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, introduced by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), passed out of the Homeland... -
June 19, 2015
Members of the Iowa Congressional Delegation Add Support for Federal Disaster Declaration
Members of the Iowa congressional delegation have added their support for Governor Terry Branstad’s request for a federal declaration of a major disaster for the state due to... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will host town meetings in Adams and Union counties next Saturday as part of her 99 county...
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June 18, 2015
Sen. Ernst Statement on Passage of Senate FY 2016 NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after passage of the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).... -
June 18, 2015
Sen. Ernst Highlights Critical Importance of RFS for Iowa in Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled, “Re-examining EPA’s Management of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program,”... -
“This bipartisan amendment…provides temporary authority for the president—in consultation with the Iraqi government—and I say again—in consultation with the Iraqi government—to...