Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the findings of two separate reviews, showing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars intended for...
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RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Taylor's Maid-Rite of Marshall...
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July 20, 2026
Ernst Works to Hold Russian Oil Purchasers Accountable
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her Senate colleagues and Senator Darline Graham Nordone (R-S.C.) to introduce the Senator Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand broadband access in rural America by cutting unnecessary red...
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WASHINGTON – After a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rule change created barriers for Iowans trying to access natural disaster recovery tools, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is forcing Washington to choose between fraudsters and taxpayers by bringing her Protecting American Taxpayers Act up...
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WASHINGTON – Today during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted independent journalist Nick Shirley's...
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July 14, 2026
Ernst Honors Senator Lindsey Graham
WASHINGTON – Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) honored the life and legacy of her dear friend and colleague, Senator Lindsey Graham (S.C.). Watch Ernst’s... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mid-States Companies of Story...
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July 12, 2026
Ernst Statement on Passing of Sen. Graham
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement following the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “I am stunned and deeply saddened by... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Corner Market & Greenhouse of...
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July 06, 2026
Ernst Champions Smarter Regulation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the Strengthening Manufactured Appliance Requirements towards Thoughtful Energy Efficiency Standards (SMART Energy... -
June 30, 2026
Ernst Delivers Remarks at 2026 Entrepreneur Expo
AMES, IOWA- “Thank you, President Cook, for the kind introduction and for hosting the Expo again at Iowa State this year. I want to extend a warm welcome to all of you for being... -
June 30, 2026
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, ShinyTop Brewing
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: ShinyTop Brewing of Webster County.... -
June 26, 2026
Ernst Adds Fraudsters to the No Fly List
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is cracking down on fugitive fraudsters flying high on taxpayer dollars and trying to turn their schemes into international... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) applauded the release of a Senate Farm Bill draft and thanked Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman for his...
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June 23, 2026
Ernst to Host Final Entrepreneur Expo in Ames
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, will host her fourth and final annual Entrepreneur Expo at Iowa... -
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Kendrick Forest Products of Delaware...
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June 17, 2026
Ernst Highlights Small Businesses’ Enduring Legacy
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered openingremarks in a hearing examining how small businesses in... -
June 17, 2026
Ernst Pushes for Accountability and Tackles Fraud
WASHINGTON – Today, during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out fraudsters stealing $1.4 billion...
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