Press Releases
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April 04, 2018
Ernst on President Trump’s Decision to Send National Guard Troops to the Southern Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, issued the following statement on the Trump... -
April 04, 2018
Ernst Statement on Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will host a U.S. Service Academy Open House for Iowa students...
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March 20, 2018
Ernst Seeks Answers from DOD, DOJ on Protecting Children in Military Families from Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Attorney General... -
March 08, 2018
ETC Chairman Ernst Leads Senate Colleagues in Letter to the President Over Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Chairman Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Lamar... -
March 06, 2018
Ernst Questions Director of National Intelligence on National Security Implications of Proposed Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned the Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats on the national security... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and combat veteran, applauded news that the first shipment of weapons...
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February 27, 2018
Ernst Meets with Ambassador Branstad in China to Discuss U.S.-China Trade Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In addition to U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) visit to South Korea and Japan, the Iowa senator traveled to China on Saturday, February 24th to meet with U.S.... -
February 25, 2018
ERNST JOINS INHOFE-LED DELEGATION VISIT TO SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a delegation of House and Senate members to South Korea and Japan. The... -
February 15, 2018
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to ensure servicemember death benefits are paid during government shutdowns
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Catherine Cortez... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, today held a hearing on the Department of...
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January 30, 2018
Ernst Applauds President Trump’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) tonight issued a statement following President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, we heard a message of... -
January 25, 2018
ERNST, SENATORS MEET WITH KRG INTERIOR MINISTER
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst joined Senator Jim Inhofe and a bipartisan group of senators in a meeting with Karim Sinjari, Minister for the Interior of the Kurdistan... -
January 22, 2018
Ernst Urges Senate Democratic Leadership to End Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) delivered remarks from the Senate floor on the Senate Democratic Leadership’s government shutdown. Watch Senator... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Mattis released the National Defense Strategy. Senator Ernst, combat veteran and Chairman of the Senate...
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December 22, 2017
2017 Ernst Initiatives and Victories for Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As 2017 comes to a close, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released a series of initiatives and victories she led throughout the year on behalf of Iowans.... -
December 12, 2017
NDAA Signed into Law, Includes 37 Ernst Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, released the following statement after... -
December 06, 2017
Ernst Statement on Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of... -
November 22, 2017
Ernst Leads Congressional Delegation to Visit Troops and Engage with Military and Diplomatic Leaders in Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, led a bipartisan congressional... -
November 16, 2017
Ernst Supports Final Passage of NDAA, Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, released the following statement after...