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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, reacted to a recent report from the Department of Defense (DoD) which...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today announced their...
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RED OAK, IOWA – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announce their offices will hold joint United States Service Academy Virtual Informational...
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March 22, 2023
Ernst: China is our number one pacing threat.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for aiding and abetting the flow of deadly fentanyl into our communities,... -
March 09, 2023
Ernst Fights to Protect National Security, Limit U.S. Debt Owned by China, Other Foreign Adversaries
WASHINGTON – As the president’s budget includes more reckless spending that will raise the debt, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to limit the amount of U.S. national... -
February 27, 2023
Ernst Meets With Iowa National Guard in Poland
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,... -
January 12, 2023
Ernst, Abraham Accords Caucus Push State Department to Facilitate Interfaith Dialogues in Middle East
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is leading her caucus co-chairs in... -
December 12, 2022
Ernst Secures Wins in Defense Bill to Support Partners, End Energy Reliance on Adversaries, Stand with Servicemembers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that she secured a number of her priorities... -
November 22, 2022
As Ukraine Makes Gains on the Battlefield, Ernst, Manchin Urge Pentagon to Transfer Armed Drones to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – As Ukraine makes significant gains in its fight against Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.),... -
October 12, 2022
Ernst Urges White House to Maintain Bipartisan-Supported Security Cooperation with Middle East Partners
WASHINGTON – Amid reports that all security cooperation and development with the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, and the United States may be cut off... -
September 22, 2022
Democrats Block Ernst-led Effort to Punish Iran for Open Assassination Plots Against Americans
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats today blocked an effort led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to solidify sanctions on Iran until they end their open assassination plots... -
September 16, 2022
Ernst Celebrates Two Years of Historic Abraham Peace Accords
WASHINGTON— Today, on the two-year anniversary of the historic signing of the Abraham Accords, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords... -
September 09, 2022
Ernst Continues Pressure on Biden Administration for Ongoing Delays in Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is continuing her pressure on the Biden administration for their ongoing delay of... -
August 15, 2022
One Year After Kabul Falls to the Taliban, Ernst Reflects on Biden’s Broken Promises, Haphazard Exit From Afghanistan
RED OAK— One year after Kabul fell to the Taliban, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terror, reflected on the days leading up to and the weeks... -
August 09, 2022
Ernst Meets With Iowans Supporting Israel, Discusses Her Bipartisan, Bicameral DEFEND Act
DES MOINES— As support for her bipartisan, bicameral DEFEND Act continues to grow, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – co-chair of the Senate Abraham Accords Caucus... -
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats rejected U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) commonsense amendment to prevent tax dollars from being used to subsidize luxury electric...
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WASHINGTON – Building on her successful effort to prohibit the Pentagon from procuring electric vehicle (EV) components from any entity that uses child or slave labor, U.S....
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August 03, 2022
Ernst Supports Addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group, today... -
August 03, 2022
Ernst Measures to Prevent Foreign Influence in Government Contracting, Increase Efficiency Move Through Senate Committee
WASHINGTON – Two of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) efforts aimed at improving federal procurement advanced in the Senate today. The measures include an effort to... -
August 02, 2022
Ernst Demands U.N. Hold Taliban Accountable for Ongoing Attacks Against Afghan Women and Girls
WASHINGTON— In the wake of the horrific abuses perpetrated by the Taliban against Afghan women and girls, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) co-led a bipartisan letter to the...
