Press Releases
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WASHINGTON—Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who served as a company commander in Kuwait and Iraq, leading 150 Iowa Army National Guardsmen during Operation...
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WASHINGTON— After urging her colleagues to support her Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has successfully moved her bipartisan bill...
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December 16, 2019
Ernst: ‘We should expect and demand the highest standard of care for Iowa’s veterans’
WASHINGTON – Following a Government Accountability Office report detailing that Veterans Health Administration facilities are hiring providers with a history of... -
November 22, 2019
Ernst Fights to Protect Iowa Veterans from ‘Pension Poachers’
WASHINGTON—After a recent report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) implicated around 200 companies for improperly charging elderly veterans a large... -
November 19, 2019
Ernst’s Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Blue Star Mothers Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, along with ranking... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and a steadfast advocate for Iowa veterans, is requesting an update from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on...
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November 06, 2019
Ahead of Veterans Day, Senator Ernst Honors Men and Women Who Served
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran who served in the armed forces for over 23 years, spoke today on the Senator floor to honor our nation’s veterans ahead... -
November 06, 2019
Following ‘Alarming’ Reports of Sexual Misconduct at the VA, Senators Call for Information to Be Brought Forward
WASHINGTON—In light of alarming reports detailing incidents of sexual assault and harassment at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat... -
October 11, 2019
Senator Ernst Urges VA to Take Action to Address Hiring Issues
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, has joined a bipartisan group of senators in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take action... -
August 24, 2019
Ernst’s Bipartisan Bill to Assist Veterans Signed into Law
RED OAK, Iowa—One of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan bills aimed at assisting veterans in Iowa and across the country, was signed into law yesterday by President Trump.... -
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, continues her work for veterans in Iowa and across the country. This week her bipartisan bill to help streamline...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate, took to the Senate floor this week with a number of her fellow lawmakers to...
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June 10, 2019
On Heels of 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Ernst Leads Bipartisan Effort to Recognize WWII Army Rangers
WASHINGTON – On the heels of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, retired lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), is teaming up with her... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, spoke at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing urging her colleagues to support her bill that ensures veterans...
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May 20, 2019
Ernst Works to Improve Mitigation and Treatment of Blast Exposure Injuries in Servicemembers
WASHINGTON—Building off of her efforts from last Congress to support servicemembers impacted by traumatic brain injury (TBI), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female... -
WASHINGTON—During National Military Appreciation Month, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)—a combat veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats...
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March 07, 2019
Ernst Pushes Two Bipartisan Bills to Help Veterans in Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, has introduced two bipartisan bills to help Iowa veterans, and those across the country,... -
March 06, 2019
Ernst, Duckworth Seek to Eliminate Discrepancy in Small Business Contracting That Puts Women, Veterans at a Disadvantage
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), the first two women combat veterans to serve in the Senate, are working to eliminate a... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will serve on five prominent Senate committees in the 116th Congress, all of which impact the livelihoods of Iowans. “My Senate committees...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide answers for the agency’s lackluster performance when...