Press Releases
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September 06, 2023
Ernst to Washington Bureaucrats: We’re Coming After You!
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed Washington bureaucrats who have yet to return to work while federal office buildings sit empty and wait times for... -
September 06, 2023
Ernst Demands Bubble Bath Bureaucrats Get Back to Work
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor, demanding accountability for federal agencies that are abusing remote work on the taxpayer’s... -
September 05, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, PIVO Brewery and Blepta Studios
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: PIVO Brewery and Blepta... -
September 05, 2023
Ernst Works to Expand Opportunities for Future Farmers and Manufacturers
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced a bipartisan effort to expand opportunities for first-time farmers and small to mid-size manufacturers. The... -
August 31, 2023
Ernst On Biden’s Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal: “America and the World are Less Safe”
WASHINGTON – Two years after President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran of the Global War on Terror, released a new... -
August 30, 2023
ICYMI: Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary has our enemies celebrating our defeat and Biden’s weakness
By: Sen. Joni Ernst As published in Fox News Digital Two years ago, I warned against the risk a hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan would cause. Now, the consequences of a Taliban... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling on federal bureaucrats to return to work in the midst of increased wait times for public services while taxpayers are also...
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August 28, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Hands On Excavating
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: Hands On Excavating of... -
August 28, 2023
Ernst to Host Entrepreneur Expo in Ames
AMES, Iowa – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced that she will host an Entrepreneur Expo at Iowa State... -
August 23, 2023
Ernst Fights to Rightsize Regulations for Iowa Small Businesses
DES MOINES, Iowa – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, led a field hearing in Des Moines to explore the impact of... -
August 23, 2023
Ernst Completes 9th Annual River to River Tour
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – With her 99th stop today at Sammons Financial Group in Dallas County, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially finished her River to River Tour – her ninth... -
August 22, 2023
ICYMI: Restore loan rules that assist small businesses in Iowa
By: John Sorensen As published in The Des Moines Register For decades, the U.S. Small Business Administration has worked with lenders to extend affordable loans to small businesses... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Roger Marshall (R-Kans.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced a new, bipartisan bill to...
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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: Blurry Bigfoot Coffee...
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WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, while the Biden administration’s lack of enforcement has emboldened Iranian aggression, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan, bicameral...
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WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan, bicameral effort calling on President Joe Biden to respond to...
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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, August 23, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, will lead a field hearing in Des Moines. The...
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August 14, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, American Farm Company
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: American Farm Company... -
August 11, 2023
Ernst Addresses Iowa Doctor Shortage
DES MOINES – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today announced her solution to expand opportunities to recruit doctors to Iowa and address the rural physician staffing shortage during a... -
August 08, 2023
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Blue-9 Pet Products
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: Blue-9 Pet Products of...