Press Releases
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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 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...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, secured major wins to protect U.S. troops in the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are introducing the Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements to Consumers Here In North...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats...
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May 08, 2020
Ernst, Manchin: Let’s Give National Guardsmen Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic Transitional Health Care Benefits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats... -
May 05, 2020
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Says Servicemembers Responding to COVID-19 Should Get Hazard Pay
WASHINGTON – With over 850 Iowa National Guardsmen helping in the fight against COVID-19, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army... -
WASHINGTON – On the heels of leading a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing yesterday on this very issue, U.S. Senator...
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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, led a subcommittee hearing...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are seeking answers on how a suspected al Qaeda leader wanted for murdering two Iraqi police officers...
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February 12, 2020
Ernst Continues to Work Across the Aisle to Protect Troops from Traumatic Brain Injury
WASHINGTON – Following reports of more than one hundred American servicemembers suffering traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) due to the Iranian missile strike in Iraq last month, U.S.... -
January 28, 2020
Following Reports of 30+ Traumatic Brain Injuries of US Servicemembers in Iraq, Senator Ernst Presses the Pentagon for Answers
WASHINGTON – Following reports of over 30 U.S. servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) as a result of the Iranian-led strike on the Ain al-Asad air base in... -
January 24, 2020
Support Grows for Ernst’s Female Body Armor Bill
WASHINGTON—Support continues to grow for U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan bill to ensure body armor and personal protective equipment (PPE) is adequate,... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Martha McSally (R-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mitt Romney (R-UT)...
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January 10, 2020
Ernst Praises U.S. Servicemembers and Intelligence Personnel for Successful Mission to Kill Brutal Terrorist Soleimani
WASHINGTON – Former company commander in Iraq and Kuwait, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 41 Senate colleagues in supporting a resolution honoring... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, joined both Varney & Co. and Outnumbered...
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January 08, 2020
Combat Veteran Joni Ernst Commends Trump for Decisive Action, Calls for US to Remain Vigilant Against Iran
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a former company commander in Iraq and the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate, released the following statement... -
January 02, 2020
Ernst Statement on Death of Iranian Military Leader Qassem Soleimani
WASHINGTON— Following reports of a successful U.S. military operation that killed Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the...