Press Releases
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June 30, 2020
Ernst Exposes Special Tax Loophole for Communist China
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is calling out China for taking advantage of a tax loophole that could be costing American taxpayers billions while not living up to its... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a veteran who served 23 years in the military between the Iowa National Guard and Army Reserves, is urging the Department of Veterans...
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June 29, 2020
During PTSD Awareness Month, Ernst Urges Support for Veterans Struggling with Mental Health
WASHINGTON—During Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, is urging support for veterans facing mental health... -
June 26, 2020
Ernst Blocks EPA Deputy Administrator Nominee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—which provides oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a mom and champion for child care, joined a virtual town hall hosted by the Child Care Resource and Referral of Northeast Iowa today to...
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June 25, 2020
Ernst, Klobuchar, Duckworth, Grassley Urge EPA to Reject Retroactive Biofuel Blending Waivers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless fighter for Iowa’s biofuel community, led a bipartisan letter with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as well as fellow Iowan... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is putting forward a new bill that will restrict taxpayer funding from going to cities that...
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June 24, 2020
Ernst: “Iowa put politics aside and got it done…I wish we could see more of Iowa in this chamber.”
WASHINGTON—Following the Democrats vote to block debate on the JUSTICE Act, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst today continued her call for the Senate to follow Iowa’s lead and pass... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of the first female Republican senators to sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned legal experts about China’s role in...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hosted a telephone town...
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WASHINGTON – Following her call for members of Congress to disclose if they received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is introducing a...
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June 19, 2020
Ernst Joins Effort to Advance Renewable Fuels Innovation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is joining a bipartisan effort to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) inaction on advanced biofuel... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) had a constructive and illuminating conversation with fellow veteran, U.S. Senate Chaplain Barry Black. During their time together,...
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June 18, 2020
Ernst Discusses Her Work to Support Iowa Families, Including Paid Parental Leave, Child Care
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a mom and a leader on the issue of paid parental leave, joined the Senate Finance Committee’s Paid Leave Working Group Co-Chairs, U.S.... -
June 18, 2020
Ernst: Too Many Items Important to Our Health and Well-Being Come from the Communist Party of China, We Need to Fix That
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing her work to decrease U.S. dependency on the Communist Party of China. Last week, she introduced the Bring Entrepreneurial... -
June 18, 2020
Ernst Improves Military Technologies, Fights to Strengthen Supply Chain in Annual Defense Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, secured key... -
June 17, 2020
Ernst Takes Part in Police Reform Hearing, Says Defunding the Police is Only a ‘Quick and Provocative Soundbite’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who has been calling on Congress to be part of the solution and work together on police reform, took part in a Senate Judiciary... -
June 16, 2020
Ernst Talks Police Reform Priorities, What She’s Hearing from Iowans on COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) highlighted a number of important items that she is working to include in a police reform package, like increased oversight and... -
June 16, 2020
Ernst: Annual Defense Bill Directly Benefits Iowa
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran who served for 23 years in the Iowa Army National Guard and Army Reserves, successfully included provisions that... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), known as the Senate’s leading foe of wasteful government spending, won important victories in her ‘War on Waste’ in the...