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WASHINGTON—As the Senate debates the annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed...
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June 18, 2020
Ernst: Too Many Items Important to Our Health and Well-Being Come from the Communist Party of China, We Need to Fix That
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing her work to decrease U.S. dependency on the Communist Party of China. Last week, she introduced the Bring Entrepreneurial... -
June 18, 2020
Ernst Improves Military Technologies, Fights to Strengthen Supply Chain in Annual Defense Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, secured key... -
June 16, 2020
Ernst: Annual Defense Bill Directly Benefits Iowa
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran who served for 23 years in the Iowa Army National Guard and Army Reserves, successfully included provisions that... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), known as the Senate’s leading foe of wasteful government spending, won important victories in her ‘War on Waste’ in the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, secured major wins to protect U.S. troops in the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are introducing the Bring Entrepreneurial Advancements to Consumers Here In North...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate and the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats...
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May 28, 2020
Military.com: Milley: DoD 'Absolutely' Considering Hazard Pay for Activated Guard, Reserve Troops
The Pentagon is giving strong consideration to hazardous duty pay for the more than 55,000 National Guard, Reserve and active duty troops called up or deployed to battle the... -
May 08, 2020
Ernst, Manchin: Let’s Give National Guardsmen Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic Transitional Health Care Benefits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats... -
May 05, 2020
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ernst Says Servicemembers Responding to COVID-19 Should Get Hazard Pay
WASHINGTON – With over 850 Iowa National Guardsmen helping in the fight against COVID-19, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army... -
WASHINGTON – On the heels of leading a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing yesterday on this very issue, U.S. Senator...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, led a subcommittee hearing...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are seeking answers on how a suspected al Qaeda leader wanted for murdering two Iraqi police officers...
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February 12, 2020
Ernst Continues to Work Across the Aisle to Protect Troops from Traumatic Brain Injury
WASHINGTON – Following reports of more than one hundred American servicemembers suffering traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) due to the Iranian missile strike in Iraq last month, U.S.... -
January 28, 2020
Following Reports of 30+ Traumatic Brain Injuries of US Servicemembers in Iraq, Senator Ernst Presses the Pentagon for Answers
WASHINGTON – Following reports of over 30 U.S. servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) as a result of the Iranian-led strike on the Ain al-Asad air base in... -
January 24, 2020
Support Grows for Ernst’s Female Body Armor Bill
WASHINGTON—Support continues to grow for U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan bill to ensure body armor and personal protective equipment (PPE) is adequate,... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Martha McSally (R-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Mitt Romney (R-UT)...
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January 10, 2020
Ernst Praises U.S. Servicemembers and Intelligence Personnel for Successful Mission to Kill Brutal Terrorist Soleimani
WASHINGTON – Former company commander in Iraq and Kuwait, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 41 Senate colleagues in supporting a resolution honoring... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, joined both Varney & Co. and Outnumbered...
