Press Releases
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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...
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June 14, 2016
NDAA Passes Senate, 21 Ernst Measures Included
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),... -
June 13, 2016
Ernst Statement on Orlando Attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today took to the Senate floor to encourage her colleagues to support the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) returned this week from a congressional delegation trip to South Korea,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the Weekly Republican Address, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), delivers a Memorial Day tribute honoring our nation’s fallen heroes, servicemembers, and veterans,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday passed two measures introduced by U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Joni...
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U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Mark Warner (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Joni Ernst (R-IA) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Michael Bennet...
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May 19, 2016
Ernst Supports Funding for Veterans Services, Military Construction, Transportation Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Joni Ernst released the following statement, after voting in support of the combined Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies... -
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joni Ernst of Iowa to build on historic reforms to curb sexual assaults in the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after several of her measures were included in the Senate Armed Services Committee...
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April 28, 2016
McCaskill & Ernst Take Next Step to Curb Sexual Assault in the Military, Aiming to Protect Survivors from Retaliation
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators today took the next step to continue curbing sexual assaults in the military, introducing legislation to build on the historic... -
April 13, 2016
Ernst Co-Sponsors Detainee Transfer Transparency Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with 12 additional senators today introduced the Detainee Transfer... -
March 22, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the... -
March 18, 2016
Ernst Co-Sponsors Legislation to Impose Tough Sanctions On Iran in Response to Ballistic Missile Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to recent ballistic missile tests by Iran, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) co-sponsored legislation introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the recent announcement that U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid which resulted in the capture of an Islamic State of...
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March 08, 2016
Ernst Demands Increased Efforts From Obama Administration To End Leaks On Special Operations Missions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a letter to President Obama expressing her deep concern over continued Obama Administration leaks regarding the... -
February 26, 2016
Ernst Questions Defense Nominee on Administration’s Recommendation on Selective Service for Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed Brad R. Carson, the nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced she is an original co-sponsor of Senator Gary Peter’s (D-MI) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Mission Protection Act. This...
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February 23, 2016
Sen. Joni Ernst: Obama Administration Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay Facility Completely Reckless
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. “The...