Press Releases
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is backing a bipartisan bill to help provide the Ukrainian military...
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March 23, 2022
Ernst, Female Colleagues Slam Taliban’s Refusal to Open Secondary Education to Afghan Girls
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following joint statement with U.S.... -
March 23, 2022
Combat Veteran Ernst: “Defending freedom in Ukraine is defending freedom everywhere.”
WASHINGTON—After leading nine of her Senate colleagues on a bipartisan delegation visit to Poland and Germany this weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and... -
March 22, 2022
Almost One Month After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Ernst Says Biden Admin Needs to Provide More Lethal Aid Now
WASHINGTON—After returning from a congressional delegation visit she led to Poland and Germany over the weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and... -
March 22, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Leads Bipartisan Delegation Visit to Germany and Poland, Continues Push to Provide Ukraine Lethal Aid to Win the War
WASHINGTON—After leading a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Germany and Poland this weekend, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate... -
March 21, 2022
Ernst-led Bipartisan CODEL Returns from Poland, Germany
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan Senate delegation visit to Poland and Germany this past weekend. She was joined by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand... -
March 17, 2022
Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Visit Poland, Germany
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran in the Senate, is leading nine of her Senate colleagues in a bipartisan delegation visit to... -
March 17, 2022
Ernst Joins Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Facilitate Transfer of MiGs, Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate, joined Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in a resolution urging the Biden... -
March 14, 2022
Ernst, 48 Republican Colleagues to President Biden: An Iran Agreement Without Broad Congressional Support Will Not Survive
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with 48 of her Republican colleagues, released a statement... -
WASHINGTON—With the national debt hurdling over $30 trillion—and America’s total foreign-owned national debt exceeding $7.7 trillion—U.S. Senator...
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March 11, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Leads 41 Colleagues in Urging Biden to Expedite Aircraft and Defense Systems to Ukraine
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is continuing to push President Biden to work... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged the Biden administration to act immediately...
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WASHINGTON—Following the Defense Department’s decision to reject Poland’s plans to provide MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mitt Romney...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today slammed President Biden for working with Russia—the same country that is invading Ukraine and murdering innocent civilians—as well...
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WASHINGTON—As gas prices hit all-time record highs, and with the U.S. banning Russian oil, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are calling for American...
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WASHINGTON—After speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services...
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March 08, 2022
Ernst on Decision to Ban Russian Oil
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, reacted today after President Biden announced his decision to ban imports of oil and... -
WASHINGTON—As Senate Democrats delay action to support Ukraine, and instead waste precious time in the U.S. Senate on bills unrelated to the ongoing Russian war of...
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March 03, 2022
Ernst Leads Calls for Sanctions on Putin-Led Group, Cronies Attempting to Assassinate Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON—Amid reporting that Vladimir Putin has hired hundreds of mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr... -
March 01, 2022
Ernst Shares Personal Connection to Ukraine, Calls for Action to Support Ukrainian People, Unleash American Energy Sector
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today shared her experience from an agriculture exchange in Ukraine in 1989,...