Press Releases
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May 19, 2023
Ernst Fights to Protect the Food Supply
WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining a bipartisan effort to improve resources for animal disease preparedness, including Highly Pathogenic Avian... -
WASHINGTON – During Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are building off...
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May 17, 2023
Ernst Works to Stop Military, Federal Employee Retirement from Bolstering Communist China
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined the bipartisan Taxpayers and Savers Protection (TSP) Act, which would ban the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment... -
May 16, 2023
Ernst Slams Biden for Sidelining Women in Sports
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and 19 Republican colleagues issued a clear rebuke of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel... -
WASHINGTON – Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are leading a bipartisan effort directing increased federal...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Van Hemert’s...
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May 15, 2023
Ernst Backs the Blue During National Police Week
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 37 of her Senate Republican colleagues in leading the Back the Blue Act, which would increase... -
WASHINGTON — This week, the Biden administration reinstated a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. to continue its risky research on bat...
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May 12, 2023
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Lyon County
RED OAK, Iowa – TOMORROW, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will host a town hall meeting in Lyon County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in the area... -
WASHINGTON — As Title 42 is set to expire this evening, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is urging the Biden administration to implement Republican-led solutions to secure the...
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May 10, 2023
Ernst Works to Unearth Origins of COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading the bipartisan effort to create a task force to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak and identify lessons... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) blasted the Biden administration for failing to address the border crisis, which will only get worse as Title 42 ends on Thursday, and...
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WASHINGTON – Since Joe Biden took office, over 5.5 million illegal immigrants have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. Instead of securing the border, the president ended construction...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Ramsey’s Market...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Simply Blooming of...
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May 05, 2023
Ernst to Host Town Hall Meeting in Lyon County
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will host a town hall meeting in Lyon County. Senator Ernst looks forward to hearing from constituents in... -
May 04, 2023
Ernst Fights for Accountability in Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting
WASHINGTON — Despite strong public opposition, the Biden administration is allowing federal agencies to continue awarding contracts to ineligible entities “self-certifying” as... -
May 03, 2023
Ernst Calls on Biden Admin to Stop China’s Attempt to Steal Data, Undercut Iowa-Based Companies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined her colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to impose... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today revealed the hypocrisy of the Biden administration’s radical green agenda increasing energy reliance on China while their broken...
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WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration ignores existing laws meant to limit unnecessary and costly burdens on small businesses, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading the...