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February 25, 2021
Ernst: “Respect the science; Reopen our schools safely; Return students, teachers, and learning to the classroom”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) spoke on the Senate floor on the need to safely reopen schools across the country and urged other states to follow Iowa’s lead in safely... -
February 24, 2021
Ernst: $15 per hour Washington-mandated minimum wage would be harmful for Iowa small businesses, detrimental for working families
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a mother and member of the Senate Small Business Committee, highlighted the harmful impacts of a $15 per hour... -
February 23, 2021
Ernst: Let’s Support Women, Children; Safely Reopen Our Schools
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today continued to push for the safe reopening of schools to both support children who are falling behind during remote learning, as... -
February 18, 2021
Ernst Meets With Iowans on Child Care, Supports Bill Expanding Access and Resources
GLIDDEN, Iowa – Continuing her push to increase access to child care for Iowa families, today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) met with parents and local leaders of the Glidden... -
February 08, 2021
Ernst, Murphy Continue Bipartisan Effort to Provide Critical Diaper Assistance to Families During Pandemic
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) are building on their work to assist families who are struggling to afford diapers during the COVID-19... -
February 05, 2021
COVID and women – their careers, businesses at risk if we don’t reopen soon. Here’s how.
By Senator Joni Ernst and Carrie Lukas Coronavirus and the economic shutdowns have affected everyone – but it hasn’t impacted everyone equally. Women... -
January 27, 2021
Ernst Urges Senate: Don’t Mess with New WOTUS Rule; Stand with Workers, Farmers, and Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, is leading a Senate resolution that... -
December 29, 2020
In 2020, Joni Keeps Fighting, Delivering for Iowa
WASHINGTON – From securing critical, bipartisan COVID relief for Iowa families, small businesses, hospitals, and farmers, to continuing to hear directly from and be accessible to... -
December 21, 2020
Ernst: More COVID-19 Relief is Soon Headed Iowans’ Way
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today supported and helped deliver additional COVID-19 relief for Iowans in the bipartisan package that passed the... -
July 09, 2020
Joni Ernst: Secure Our Supply Chains; Bring Manufacturing Back Home and Create More Jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic has been what I call a great awakening when it comes to the vulnerabilities in our supply chain. It’s clear now, maybe more than ever, that the United... -
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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February 27, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Urge Support for Minor League Baseball Clubs in the Quad Cities, Burlington, and Clinton
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are urging support for preserving Minor League Baseball clubs across the country, including those in... -
February 11, 2020
Ernst: Strong Economy, Great Trade Deals; More Work to Do for Iowans
WASHINGTON—Just a week after the State of the Union address, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today spoke on the successes and vision the president laid out during his speech,... -
January 28, 2020
Joni Ernst: New WOTUS rule is welcome news for Iowa farmers
In May 2015, former President Barack Obama ignored the legitimate concerns of Iowa’s farmers, manufacturers and small businesses and announced an egregious rule expanding the... -
January 23, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Laud Trump Administration Roll Back and Replacement of Obama’s Harmful WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and her fellow Iowan, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), are commending the... -
December 09, 2019
Ernst Builds on Effort to Drive Investment, Economic Growth in Distressed Communities in Iowa
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of the leaders in first launching Opportunity Zones—a landmark program designed to promote investment and help spur economic growth... -
WASHINGTON—Continuing her efforts to expand access to broadband in rural Iowa, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is supporting bipartisan legislation aimed at improving the accuracy...
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September 12, 2019
Ernst: We’re getting Washington’s hands out of Iowans’ lives by scrapping Obama’s WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, applauded the Trump Administration for following through on... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced legislation to codify into law the Trump Administration’s rollback of the Obama-era “Waters of the United States,” or...
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WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is leading the charge to move federal agency headquarters outside of “swampy” Washington, D.C. and closer to the people...