Press Releases
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are working together to end taxpayer-funded pensions for convicted sex offenders. Under current law,...
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May 01, 2026
ICYMI in the New York Post: Ernst, Harrigan Call on Congress to Stand Up for U.S.-Allied Warriors
WASHINGTON – As King Charles III visited the United States this week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.), who both served in combat, penned an... -
April 30, 2026
Ernst Pushes Pentagon to Pass Clean Financial Audit
WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) followed up on her long-time push for the Pentagon to pass a clean... -
April 29, 2026
Ernst-Led Bill to Send Scammers to the Slammer Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senate Small Business Committee Chair Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act to extend the... -
April 29, 2026
Ernst Celebrates 250 Years of American Entrepreneurship
WASHINGTON – At today’s U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing, Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) championed how entrepreneurs from Iowa to South Carolina... -
April 29, 2026
Ernst Pushes to Reduce Fertilizer Costs for Farmers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took action to lower the cost of fertilizer for Iowa farmers by joining her colleagues to introduce the Lowering Input Costs for... -
WASHINGTON – After years of being stonewalled by Biden’s Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) finally gained access to agency communications and...
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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: Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. of...
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April 23, 2026
Ernst, Colleagues Call for Passage of Anti-Fraud Package
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) brought her colleagues together and built consensus to create a comprehensive, anti-fraud package that includes 17 commonsense bills... -
April 22, 2026
Ernst Unveils Legislative Package to Stop Fraud
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led her colleagues in unveiling a comprehensive anti-fraud legislative package that would recover stolen... -
April 22, 2026
Ernst Honors Service of Gen. Randy George
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) honored the service of a fellow Iowan, General Randy A. George, who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Watch... -
April 20, 2026
Ernst Announces Consolidation of Federal Buildings
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Edward Forst and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)... -
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: Sievert’s Furniture & Floors of...
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WASHINGTON – Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) celebrated the Senate passage of Senator Roger Marshall’s (R-Kan.) bipartisan...
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April 16, 2026
Ernst Champions Access to Child Care for Military Families
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, mother, and grandmother, introduced the Helping Ensure Reliable Opportunities (HERO) in Child Care for... -
WASHINGTON – Today, thanks to the leadership of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to put small businesses first and safeguard our nation’s research and development dollars,...
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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: Port Neal Welding Company of...
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April 09, 2026
Ernst Works to Fight Fraud in SNAP
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Senator Rick Scott’s (R-Fla.) SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Actto strengthen accountability and combat waste, fraud, and... -
April 06, 2026
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mill Creek Cafe
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: Mill Creek Cafe of Cedar County.... -
April 02, 2026
Ernst, Budd Lead Legislation to Deter Iranian Aggression
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus, and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced legislation to strengthen regional defense partnerships...
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