Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in introducing the No Higher education Assistance for Mobs of Antisemitic and terrorist...
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May 09, 2024
Ernst: Biden Replaced Leadership With Appeasement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, called out President Biden for breaking his “ironclad” commitment to... -
WASHINGTON – After President Biden confirmed he will continue to withhold more munitions from Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “President...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor calling for the Senate to pass a resolution she led with Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to condemn antisemitism...
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WASHINGTON – After reports that the United States withheld an ammunition shipment to Israel, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), who just returned from Israel,...
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May 03, 2024
Ernst Demands Oversight of Taxpayer Funds to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – During National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is following up on her investigation of... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on the threat...
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WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Biden administration is planning to welcome Gazan refugees into the United States, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 34 of her colleagues in...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) condemned the leadership failures that have allowed antisemitic violence and pro-Hamas propaganda to skyrocket on American...
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April 29, 2024
Ernst Demands Biden Halt TikTok Use
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Representative Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) called on President Joe Biden to suspend his use of TikTok as long as it is owned by a... -
April 24, 2024
Ernst-Secured Investigation Will Prevent U.S. Defense Dollars From Being Diverted to Chinese Research
WASHINGTON – After the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General announced it began the Ernst-secured audit into all U.S. defense dollars diverted to Communist... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst Statement on Protecting National Security
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “President Biden’s appeasement has invited chaos across the globe; Putin has shown no signs... -
April 23, 2024
Ernst Calls on Biden Admin to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona restore order to campuses... -
April 21, 2024
Ernst, Cortez Masto Strengthen Strategic Relationships with Pacific Islands to Counter Chinese Aggression
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced a bipartisan bill to strengthen the United States’ strategic partnerships with Pacific... -
April 17, 2024
Ernst Ensures Tax Dollars Aren’t Arming Iran
WASHINGTON – Following Iran’s attack on Israel, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) questioned Biden’s Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the integrity of... -
April 12, 2024
Ernst, Warren Announce Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Blast Overpressure and Protect Servicemembers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that would direct... -
April 11, 2024
Ernst Fights to Restore Free Speech on College Campuses
WASHINGTON — As left-wing activists on college campuses continue to erode American students’ First Amendment rights and attack Jewish students following Hamas’s brutal assault on... -
April 10, 2024
Ernst Demands State Department Review Qatar’s Designation
WASHINGTON – As Qatar continues to host Hamas, a designated terrorist organization holding Americans hostage, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined legislation to force the U.S.... -
March 26, 2024
Ernst, Budd Call on Qatar to Expel Hamas Leaders
WASHINGTON — After reports that Hamas refused the latest U.S.-brokered hostage offer, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) issued a statement calling on the... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Locally Led Development and Humanitarian Response...