Press Releases
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December 15, 2015
Ernst Calls Out EPA’s Illegal Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Rally Support for Harmful WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the “congressional watchdog”, issued a... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Statement on COOL Retaliation Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its official ruling on the level of... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Disappointed with Final RFS Volume Requirements
“The Obama Administration is once again using the EPA to impose their agenda on hardworking Iowans by instituting biofuel volume requirements that are lower than originally... -
December 04, 2015
Sen. Ernst Votes To Oppose Yet Another EPA Power Grab
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of two measures that would block the Environmental Protection... -
November 05, 2015
Ernst Bill to Eliminate WOTUS Rule Passes the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major victory for communities across Iowa and the middle class, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to put an end to... -
November 05, 2015
Ernst Urges Support of her Resolution to Eliminate WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) took to the floor of the United States Senate to urge support of her joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today voted to proceed with debate on U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) joint resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to eliminate the expanded...
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November 04, 2015
This Week: WOTUS Rule
This week the Senate will turn its attention to the overreaching and expanded definition of the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. Senator Ernst has secured strong support from her... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Gains Enough Support to Tackle WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) recent work to introduce a joint resolution of disapproval, S.J. Res. 22, that would scrap the expanded “Waters... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Stresses Need for GMOs to Preserve Safety of Nation, Maintain Stability Around the Globe
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing entitled “Agriculture Biotechnology: A Look at Federal Regulation and Stakeholder... -
November 04, 2015
Ernst Statement on Nationwide Suspension of WOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, ruled to suspend implementation of the final “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule nationwide,... -
September 24, 2015
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Group of 41 Additional Senators on Letter Urging President Obama to Press Chinese on U.S. Agricultural Biotech Approval Delays
Letter Comes in Advance of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Visit to Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of 41 additional... -
September 23, 2015
Ernst Pushes Back On Harmful OSHA Guidance That Prohibited Input From Iowa Farmers
“Since the Department of Labor didn’t go through the formal rulemaking process, these key stakeholders weren’t afforded the opportunity to comment on the impact that these changes... -
September 18, 2015
Ernst Statement on USDA Avian Flu Preparedness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to address potential... -
September 17, 2015
Ernst, 46 Additional Senators, Introduce Resolution to Nullify Expanded WOTUS Definition Harmful to Iowa
“It is time to put an end to this harmful rule that threatens the livelihood of our rural communities nationwide and to work to establish the needed certainty for our farmers,... -
WASHINGTON— Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley, all members of the Iowa congressional delegation have added their support for Gov. Terry Branstad’s request for a federal declaration of a...
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WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) today led a bipartisan group of 36 senators in urging the...
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“…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... -
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...