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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... -
December 18, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Request Update from Justice Department on Status of Investigation of Glenwood Resource Center
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are requesting an update from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on their investigation of the Glenwood... -
September 10, 2020
VIDEO: Ernst Continues Her Work to Support Iowa’s Community Health Centers, Rural Health Care System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has been continuing her work to ensure that community health centers (CHCs) across Iowa have the resources and support they need to care... -
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who completed her sixth annual tour of Iowa’s 99 counties last week, called on her colleagues to come together—in good faith—on a...
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August 05, 2020
Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley: Iowans have spoken: Make prescription drugs affordable
For two weeks this July, we crisscrossed our state, carrying forward a tradition started by Senator Grassley 40 years ago to meet with Iowans in every county, every year. On this... -
July 16, 2020
Ernst Helps Out at Diaper Bank in Davenport, Renews Bipartisan Push for Diaper Assistance
DAVENPORT, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Iowans at the Davenport Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office today to help... -
RED OAK, Iowa— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing her work to support Iowa’s working families and increase access to child care. Today, along with the chairman of the...
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing her work to empower patients and lower health care costs for Iowans. Ernst, along with Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) and...
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June 18, 2020
Ernst Discusses Her Work to Support Iowa Families, Including Paid Parental Leave, Child Care
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a mom and a leader on the issue of paid parental leave, joined the Senate Finance Committee’s Paid Leave Working Group Co-Chairs, U.S.... -
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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While this pandemic has challenged all Iowans, as our state begins to take the first steps toward safely reopening, I’m continuing to push for support for our families in every...
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May 28, 2020
Ernst Calls for Fix to Bolster Financial Support, Expand Tax Credit for Iowa Family Caregivers Amid COVID-19
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing to push for increased support and expanded relief for Iowa’s family caregivers, who are tending to some of our most... -
RED OAK, Iowa—Continuing her efforts for Iowa’s working families and child care community, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is calling for $25 billion in additional support for child...
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WASHINGTON – As negotiations on a future COVID-19 relief package continue in the Senate, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is urging her colleagues to support her bipartisan Credit...
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May 14, 2020
Ernst, Hassan Lead Bipartisan Effort to Support Disability Service Providers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are working to provide financial relief to Medicaid providers who support and care for people with... -
May 12, 2020
Ernst: Let’s Support Front Line Workers, Ensure Iowa Can Continue to Feed and Fuel the World
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development, today spoke on her efforts to support Iowa’s agriculture... -
WASHINGTON—As part of National Hospital Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) recognized the hardworking men and women in Iowa’s hospitals who are on the front lines of COVID-19. In...
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WASHINGTON – Working across the aisle, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with 19 of their Republican...
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May 11, 2020
Ernst, Murphy Urge Support for Families, Workers in Need of Diaper Assistance During COVID-19
WASHINGTON—With parents facing layoffs due to unprecedented unemployment during COVID-19, plus recent reports of diaper shortages as a result of stockpiling and supply chain... -
WASHINGTON—After calling for action, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has helped secure a fix that ensures publicly-owned hospitals with 500 or fewer employees – like many rural,...