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February 16, 2016
World needs United States to lead
As published in: Omaha World-Herald We just finished the Munich Security Conference, one of the most important gatherings on global threats. Now home, we offer Nebraskans and... -
February 12, 2016
Ernst Leads Bipartisan Call for Increased Response, Humanitarian Aid to the Kurdistan Regional Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) along with Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), David Perdue (R-GA), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), today sent a letter to Secretary of State... -
February 11, 2016
Senate Approves Harsher Sanctions for North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to derail North Korea's drive for nuclear weapons, Republican and Democratic senators set aside their partisan differences Wednesday to unanimously... -
February 11, 2016
Ernst, Young voice North Korea concerns
By Mike Peterson (Washington) -- Provocative actions by North Korea have the attention of Iowa's congressional representatives. Red Oak Republican Joni Ernst joined her U.S. Senate... -
February 10, 2016
Ernst Votes to Expand Sanctions on North Korea
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement... -
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
Ernst co-sponsors legislation to combat terrorists' use of social media
By Ryan Matheny (Washington, D.C.) -- A Joni Ernst-backed bill dealing with combat terrorist use of social media has cleared committee and will move to the Senate Floor. The Iowa... -
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... -
February 09, 2016
Kirk, Grassley, Durbin, Ernst Bill Makes Army Arsenals More Competitive
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to expand... -
February 09, 2016
Ernst supports sanctioning North Korea for nuclear test, rocket launch
By James Lynch DES MOINES — Sen. Joni Ernst is supporting additional sanction on North Korea in response to the rogue nation’s recent tests of a hydrogen bomb and a... -
By Dar Danielson Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, says the Armed Services Committee she serves on got an update on North Korea’s firing of a long-range...
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February 04, 2016
Ernst worries White House rushing to allow women in combat
By Jacqueline Klimas The Senate's only female combat veteran said on Thursday that she believes the administration is rushing to open all combat positions to women, a move that... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing entitled “Implementation of the Decision to Open All Ground Combat Units to Women”, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
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February 02, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement for the Record on Implementation of the Decision to Open All Ground Combat Units to Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) submitted the following statement for the record to the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of today's hearing, "Implementation... -
January 28, 2016
Ernst Questions Defense Officials on U.S. Dependency of Russian-made Rocket Engines
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed witnesses on U.S. dependency on Russian-made rocket engines, RD-180s, used... -
January 28, 2016
Ernst blasts U.S. military for using Russian rocket engines
By O. Kay Henderson Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says the Pentagon has for too long depended on Russian-made rocket engines to launch U.S. military satellites into outer... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned the Secretary of the Army nominee, Honorable Eric K. Fanning, on the...
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January 20, 2016
Ernst Puts American Security First Through Support of SAFE Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in support of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act (H.R.... -
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... -
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...
