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February 19, 2016
Ernst Statement on Dow-DuPont Merger Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement following news that the agricultural company that will emerge from the Dow-DuPont merger will not... -
February 19, 2016
Ernst talks policy with business leaders in Cedar Rapids
By Alex Boisjolie CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst joined the Iowa Chamber Alliance on Friday morning for bacon, eggs and a federal policy discussion to gather... -
February 10, 2016
New bill aims to keep Rock Island Arsenal competitive
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) – A new bill presented by U.S. senators from Illinois and Iowa aims to boost business for the Rock Island Arsenal. It’s called the Army Arsenal... -
February 10, 2016
New legislation aimed at helping the Rock Island Arsenal
By Ed Tibbetts The Rock Island Arsenal’s factory would gain critical flexibility to vary its labor rates under legislation that lawmakers introduced in the U.S. Senate on... -
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 21, 2016
Ernst Urges Override of President Obama’s Veto of WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting to override President Obama’s veto of her bipartisan... -
January 20, 2016
Ernst Supports Reauthorization of Child Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following consideration by the Senate Agriculture Committee, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today expressed her support for the Improving Child Nutrition... -
January 19, 2016
Ernst Remains Committed to Scrapping WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after President Obama vetoed her bipartisan resolution of disapproval (S.J.... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 22) to end the expanded definition of the “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule today...
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January 12, 2016
Ernst: President Ignored Country’s Troubling Reality
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s final State of the Union Address: “First and... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today spoke on the floor of the United States Senate urging support of her legislation, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations...
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January 12, 2016
Ernst Supports Measure to Audit the Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in support of the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 (S.2232),... -
September 29, 2015
Ernst, Senators Challenge Department of Labor Regulatory Actions
Senators’ Letter Questions OSHA Use of Guidance Document Instead of Public Rule-Making Process WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Joni... -
September 10, 2015
Ernst Joins Booker, Cummings, Johnson, Issa, Members of Congress to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Give Formerly Incarcerated a Fair Chance at Federal Employment
Booker, Cummings, Johnson, Issa lead Senate and House in announcing comprehensive reform to improve hiring prospects for the formerly incarcerated Bill seeks to reduce recidivism... -
Resolution recognizes organization’s commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs. (Washington, DC) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Chairman of the Small Business &...
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July 21, 2015
Peters-Ernst Provision Included in Senate Finance Committee Tax Credit Extension Package
Tax Credit Helps Small Businesses Provide Differential Pay to Reservists Called to Active Duty WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Finance Committee today approved a package of tax credit... -
June 26, 2015
Hatch, Blunt, Ernst Introduce Legislation to Reduce Outdated Regulations, Spur Job Creation and Economic Growth
Washington, D.C.—Lawmakers today proposed a new approach to tackling the problems posed by outdated regulations. U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Joni... -
(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), Chairman of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (SBC), along with U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Marco...
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May 19, 2015
Sen. Ernst Discusses Importance of Trade in Iowa
“…it was encouraging to have this letter, again signed by over 70 folks from Iowa supporting TPA…what they were stressing again is how international trade is so important to our... -
April 19, 2015
Ernst reflects on her first 100 days in Senate
As published in: Des Moines Register This past Thursday marked the 100th day since I took office as Iowa's newest U.S. senator. It has truly been an honor, and I have wasted...