Press Releases
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August 01, 2018
Senate Passes FY19 NDAA with Ernst’s Support
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, released the following statement after... -
August 01, 2018
Portman, Jones, Ernst Introduce Trade Security Act to Reform National Security Tariff Process & Increase Congressional Oversight
Bipartisan Legislation Requires the Department of Defense, Rather than Department of Commerce, to Justify National Security Basis for New Tariffs Under Section 232 WASHINGTON, D.C.... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today met with President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Following the meeting,...
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July 25, 2018
Ernst Completes FY19 NDAA Conference
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and FY19 National Defense Authorization Act... -
July 25, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Louisa County
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Louisa County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in the area... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), today, issued the following statement after an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in regard to actions the...
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July 24, 2018
Senator Ernst to Hold Town Meeting in Monona County
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a town meeting in Monona County as part of her 99 county tour to hear from constituents in the area... -
July 23, 2018
Week in Review: July 16 – July 20, 2018
It was a busy week in Washington and Iowa last week! From meeting with the Iowa Farm Bureau and Corn Congress to touring opportunity zones with Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and... -
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) stressed the importance of biofuels to rural communities and the need to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during a Senate...
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July 19, 2018
Ernst Supports ICE on Senate Floor Speech
Says, “Every day, 24-7, 365 days a year, ICE agents are on the front lines, working to dismantle human trafficking networks and protect the most vulnerable” WASHINGTON –Today,... -
July 19, 2018
Ernst: White House Advisor Navarro’s Comments on CNBC Disregard the People Whose Livelihoods Depend on Global Trade
WASHINGTON – Senator Ernst released the following statement, with regard to White House trade advisor Peter Navarro telling CNBC that theeconomic impact of a trade war is a... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, U.S. Congressman David Young and the Iowa congressional delegation sent a letter this week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the co-chairs of the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group...
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WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement, today, following President Donald Trump’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir...
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July 13, 2018
Sen. Ernst Participates in Gov. Reynolds’ Small Business Roundtable with Sen. Grassley and SBA Administrator McMahon
DES MOINES, IOWA – Senator Joni Ernst joined Senator Chuck Grassley and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Linda McMahon today for a women’s small business... -
July 11, 2018
Ernst Testimony Illustrates Difficulties for Working Parents and How Paid Leave Benefits Growing Families
WASHINGTON – In U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s opening statement in a hearing today on the importance of paid family leave, Senator Ernst discussed how paid family leave benefits... -
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst joined Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation” to discuss how tariffs are affecting Iowa and her expectations for President Trump’s upcoming trips to...
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July 09, 2018
Sen. Joni Ernst Statement on President Trump’s Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following... -
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) announcement that it will award 117 million dollars in federal...
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WASHINGTON – In letters today to Postmaster General Megan Brennan and the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal...