Press Releases
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September 19, 2016
Ernst Statement on Attacks in Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs... -
September 15, 2016
Ernst Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Introducing Bill to Reauthorize Leasing Authority at Arsenals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kirk (R-IL), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced... -
September 06, 2016
Senator Ernst Supports Critical Funding for Military, Veterans, and Zika
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after again supporting the conference report on the Zika Prevention and Response Act, the... -
September 01, 2016
Ernst Urges President Obama to Focus on Solutions to Counter Rise of ISIS in Asia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to President Obama ahead of his meeting... -
August 30, 2016
Ernst on ISIS Progression in Asia
Senator Joni Ernst today issued the following statement on reports that “at least 25 militants and 15 soldiers have been killed in a series of skirmishes in recent... -
August 18, 2016
Ernst Statement on U.S. Payment of $400 Million to Iran Contingent upon Americans’ Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Associated Press today reported that the “State Dept. says $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on American prisoners' release.” U.S. Senator... -
August 12, 2016
Ernst, Johnson Statement on Report Finding Evidence of Overly Optimistic Intelligence Reporting at CENTCOM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee, and Ron Johnson... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she is hosting a U.S. Service Academy Open House event for Iowa students interested in applying for or learning...
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August 03, 2016
Ernst Statement on U.S. Payment of $400 Million to Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a statement following news that the Obama... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) applauded the bipartisan Senate passage of their resolution expressing the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus seeking answers on the Navy’s dependence on...
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July 14, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Nice Attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) tonight released the following statement regarding the terrorist attack in Nice: “My prayers are with France and the... -
July 14, 2016
Senator Ernst Disappointed in Failure to Progress Funding for VA, Combatting Zika Virus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the conference report on the Zika Prevention and Response... -
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to end U.S. reliance on Russian-made...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2017, which...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) today joined in a colloquy on the Senate floor to speak about the...
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Washington, DC – Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), today introduced a resolution with Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Tom Cotton (R-AR), John McCain (R-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and...
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June 28, 2016
Sen. Ernst Supports Military, Veterans Administration Appropriations; Measure to Combat Zika Virus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the conference report on the Fiscal Year 2017 Military... -
June 24, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Brexit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement on the United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to leave the European Union... -
June 23, 2016
Ernst Votes Again To Keep Weapons Out Of Hands Of Terrorists, Urges Immediate Action Against ISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and member of the Senate committees on Armed Services, and...