Press Releases
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RED OAK, Iowa – Following the Senate’s unanimous passage earlier this week of additional COVID-19 relief legislation replenishing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and...
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RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is continuing to listen to the needs of small businesses throughout Iowa, and in...
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RED OAK, Iowa—Building on her efforts to protect Iowa taxpayers from subsidizing China’s wet markets, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is calling on Congress to end taxpayer funding...
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RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is teaming up with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) in proposing a bipartisan bill to ban...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) hosted yet another telephone town hall—her sixth in just the last few weeks—with thousands of Iowans this evening and answered...
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April 21, 2020
Ernst: ‘More relief is on the way to Iowans’
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Senate unanimously passed additional COVID-19 relief funding, including more money for the... -
RED OAK, Iowa – Following recent reports of the spread of COVID-19 at meat packing plants and facilities across Iowa and the Midwest, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who has been fighting tirelessly for Iowa’s child care providers – including ensuring quality, affordable, and accessible child care...
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April 17, 2020
Ernst: I’ve called on the administration to crack down on scammers, and I’m glad DOJ is taking action to protect Iowa’s seniors
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is applauding the Trump Administration for heeding her calls to crackdown on scammers targeting Iowa’s seniors. The Department of... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, hosted her fifth telephone town hall since the...
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April 16, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Urge USDA to Provide Assistance to Pork Producers, Maintain Food Supply Chain
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, as well as her fellow Iowan Senator Chuck Grassley... -
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing to encourage Iowans to stick together and stay strong during these challenging times—and to spread goodwill and celebrate...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, continues to fight for relief for Iowa agriculture,...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) held another telephone town hall with thousands of Iowa seniors, answering questions on a range of topics related to the COVID-19...
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April 14, 2020
On Call with Iowa Small Businesses, Ernst Answers Questions, Discusses Relief Efforts
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is continuing to listen to small businesses from every corner and county of the state... -
RED OAK, Iowa – After hearing from Iowa farmers throughout the state, including recent phone calls with Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa Soybean Association, and the Iowa Cattlemen’s...
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April 13, 2020
Ernst Calls for Additional Support for Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID-19
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, is joining her Democratic and Republican colleagues in calling for additional... -
April 13, 2020
AUDIO: Ernst Issues PSA on COVID-19
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued an audio public service announcement (PSA) on the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging Iowans to continue adhering to guidance from... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing to fight for Iowa’s health care community on the front lines of COVID-19. After hearing from county hospitals in Iowa, Ernst...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee who has been calling on the Senate to bolster funding for the newly-created and...