Press Releases
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October 19, 2017
Ernst Continues Fight for Assurances Over RFS
Yesterday, U.S. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, made clear that she would not support the Environmental Protection Agency’s... -
October 19, 2017
Senator Ernst on Northey Approval by Senate Ag Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after the... -
October 18, 2017
Ernst Statement on the RFS, Wehrum Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on Bill Wehrum, the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public...
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October 17, 2017
Stabenow, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Conservation Partnerships in the 2018 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry joined her Agriculture Committee... -
October 16, 2017
Ernst Joins Heitkamp, Blunt, Murray, Grassley in Urging EPA to Abandon Effort to Undermine Biodiesel Production
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) along with a bipartisan group of... -
October 05, 2017
Iowa Secretary of Ag Bill Northey Comes Before Senate Committee for Under Secretary of Agriculture Nomination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to consider the nomination of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey to be... -
September 27, 2017
Ernst Urges President Not to Lower RFS Volumes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump... -
September 20, 2017
Ernst, King, Donnelly, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Promote American Agricultural Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ernst (R-Iowa), King (I-Maine), Donnelly (D-Ind.) and Collins (R-Maine) introduced bipartisan legislation that would increase... -
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 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... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and...
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July 28, 2017
Ernst on DC Circuit Court’s Rejection of EPA’s Use of ‘Inadequate Domestic Supply’ Waiver
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Nutrition, today joined a bipartisan group of 36 senators in...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on the upcoming 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced Mr. Bruce...
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July 13, 2017
At Ag Hearing, Ernst Calls for Increased Trade Agreements to Strengthen Agricultural Economy & National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, questioned industry leaders on how best to promote... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and...
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June 28, 2017
Ernst Joins Senators to Urge USTR to Strengthen Agricultural Trade in NAFTA Negotiations
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today joined 16 of her colleagues in the Senate in urging... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency...
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June 14, 2017
Senator Ernst Continued to Push to Expand Access to E15
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, continued to push for legislation she cosponsored that would...