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(Washington, DC) On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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January 10, 2018
Ernst: “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a big step in the right direction for agriculture.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today delivered remarks... -
January 08, 2018
Ernst Statement on Path Forward for Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, issued the following... -
December 22, 2017
2017 Ernst Initiatives and Victories for Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As 2017 comes to a close, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released a series of initiatives and victories she led throughout the year on behalf of Iowans.... -
December 08, 2017
Fischer, Moran, Ernst stress NAFTA’s value to Midwest agriculture producers in talks with president, agency heads
Several Republican senators from top agriculture states met this week with President Donald Trump and administration officials to discuss the ongoing North American Free Trade... -
December 06, 2017
Sens. Fischer, Ernst stress benefits of NAFTA at meeting with Trump
WASHINGTON — Farm state lawmakers continue to urge President Donald Trump not to completely abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement. Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and... -
December 05, 2017
Ernst Applauds Iowan Glen Smith on Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after Iowan Glen Smith... -
December 05, 2017
Ernst Stresses Importance of NAFTA at White House Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a meeting at the White House with President Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today stressed the... -
December 05, 2017
Sen. Joni Ernst meets with Trump to lobby for continuing NAFTA
The trade deal supports 138,000 Iowa jobs: U.S. Chamber CEDAR RAPIDS — With the U.S. trade deficit at a nine-month high due to rising oil prices and the widening of... -
November 30, 2017
Ernst Statement on Final RFS RVO Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public... -
November 29, 2017
Iowa applauds EPA’s decision on ‘Point of Obligation’ for biofuels
EPA denies the request by petroleum refiners to change who is responsible for blending ethanol into gasoline. The Iowa renewable fuels industry, along with corn and soybean... -
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is among more than a dozen members of the Senate who have called on the U.S. Commerce Department to provide a financial impact analysis of how any...
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November 22, 2017
Ernst Statement on Protecting the RFS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works,... -
November 20, 2017
Senators Call on Commerce Secretary to Conduct Economic Analysis of NAFTA Changes to Ag Sector
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today joined her colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross asking the administration to conduct... -
November 09, 2017
WATCH: Ernst Introduces and Questions Iowa Farm Credit Administration Board Nominee, Glen Smith
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to consider the nomination of Iowan, Glen Smith, to be a member of the Farm... -
October 24, 2017
Heitkamp, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Farmers Suffering from Low Commodity Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County... -
October 24, 2017
Senators Propose ARC Changes
Ernst, Heitkamp Propose Shifting Yield Calculations in Farmer Safety Net OMAHA (DTN) -- While it's widely expected that the House and Senate Agriculture Committees will make... -
October 24, 2017
Editorial: Ernst comes through for farmers, Iowa
Junior senator’s hard-ball approach wins concessions from EPA Politicians from Iowa — the nation’s No. 1 producer of ethanol — and Nebraska — the... -
October 24, 2017
Editorial: Ernst comes through for farmers, Iowa
Junior senator’s hard-ball approach wins concessions from EPA Politicians from Iowa — the nation’s No. 1 producer of ethanol — and Nebraska — the... -
October 24, 2017
Heitkamp, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Farmers Suffering from Low Commodity Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen and improve the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County...
