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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today applauded passage of U.S. Representative Martha McSally’s (R-AZ) legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to...
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March 18, 2016
Ernst Presses Defense Secretary on Arlington National Cemetery Inurnment Rights for WASPs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed Defense Secretary Ash Carter on the need to restore the rights of Women... -
By Kristina WongA bipartisan group of lawmakers, including several military veterans, called on the Army to reverse its decision to revoke inurnment rights for female World War II...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today held a bipartisan, bicameral press conference, along with U.S. Representatives Martha McSally (R-AZ), Susan Davis (D-CA) and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCRG-TV9) - Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst joined lawmakers and others to honor the women who flew military planes during World War II. Lawmakers are pushing...
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March 16, 2016
Veterans fight for Arlington rights
By Sarah B. Boxer They were known as WASPs, Women Airforce Service Pilots. During World War II, between 1942 and 1944, about 1,100 women volunteered to fly military planes here in... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) will hold a press conference on March 16 at 1:30 PM ET at the U.S. Capitol to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) together with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced bipartisan legislation to reinstate inurnment rights for...
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February 25, 2016
Senators Gillibrand and Ernst Urge Department of Veterans Affairs to Screen Veterans for Food Insecurity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Robert McDonald, expressing her outrage over a...
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By Patricia Kime The Veterans Affairs Department needs to better understand the problem of suicide among female veterans and determine how best to treat at-risk women, according to...
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February 09, 2016
Ernst Leads Bipartisan Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today introduced the Military Sexual Assault Victims... -
February 09, 2016
Ernst seeks help for military sex abuse victims
By Mike Peterson (Washington) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is among congressional members concerned about the growing number of military-related sexual assaults. Ernst and other... -
February 03, 2016
Ernst Joins Boxer, Colleagues in Introducing Female Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Female Veterans Suicide... -
January 21, 2016
Ernst Participates in Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus Briefing with former Navy SEAL and Iowa Bison Farmer Jathan Chicoine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a founding member of the Senate’s bipartisan Post 9/11 Veterans Caucus, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today took part in the caucus’ “Veterans and... -
January 14, 2016
Ernst Presses VA Inspector General and Special Counsel Nominees on Commitment to Oversight and Accountability
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed the nominee for the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S.... -
January 13, 2016
ICYMI: Ernst Calls Out President Obama For Missed Opportunity In State Of The Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today joined Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” to discuss her disappointment in the President’s failure to... -
FORT BRAGG – Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) concluded a Congressional Delegation visit to Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the largest military installation...
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December 15, 2015
Ernst Cosponsored Whistleblower Protection Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Legislation includes Ernst language underscoring importance of telemedicine options available to veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) recently cosponsored the... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Demands VA Review of all Whistleblower Claims
“… veterans who bravely served our nation deserve a Department that reviews every claim of wrongdoing by those who are dedicated to restoring Americans’ trust in the...