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May 27, 2015
Ernst Statement on Final WOTUS Rule
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the White House Office of Management and Budget released the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)... -
May 21, 2015
**UPDATE** Sen. Joni Ernst Announces Confirmed Guests to Discuss Avian Flu at Series of Town Meetings Saturday
***Due to pending votes in the Senate this weekend, it is highly unlikely Senator Ernst will be able to attend Saturday’s town meetings. Senator Ernst will do everything possible... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced Mrs. Darcy Dougherty Maulsby, a fifth-generation farmer and small business owner from Lake City, Iowa, to the...
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***Due to pending votes in the Senate this weekend, it is highly unlikely Senator Ernst will be able to attend Saturday’s town meetings. Senator Ernst will do everything possible...
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WASHINGTON — Iowa Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack encouraging the department to ensure that resources have been...
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May 12, 2015
Senators Urge USDA To Do More About Bird Flu
Source: KIWA Washington, DC — Iowa’s Senators are urging the USDA to do more about the bird flu. Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst have sent a letter to Secretary of... -
Source: WHO United States Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst want all available resources to be deployed to help Iowa fight the avian flu. In a letter sent on Tuesday to...
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May 05, 2015
Congressional delegation upset with RFS delays
Source: Newton Daily News By Jason W. Brooks Iowa’s Congressional delegation seemed pleased with the Environmental Protection Agency’s April 10 announcement about an upcoming... -
May 01, 2015
Ernst responds to avian flu state of emergency
Source: KIMT By Levi Ismail OSAGE, Iowa – On Friday, Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency which will activate disaster response and recovery procedures, as well... -
May 01, 2015
Sen. Ernst Visits North Iowa
Source: KAAL By John Doetkott (ABC 6 News) -- The freshman senator from Iowa, Republican Joni Ernst, was in north Iowa on Friday for a stop on her 99 county tour. The visit... -
Washington, D.C. – The bipartisan, bicameral Iowa delegation, led by Congressman Dave Loebsack, today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide any assistance...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of Senators urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue strong biofuels volume...
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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... -
April 18, 2015
Ernst calls for renewable fuel standards
Source: KMA Land By Mike Peterson (Washington) -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced this past week it would soon issue renewable fuel standards through 2016. June... -
Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement on the EPA’s announced timeline for issuing Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) for 2014 through 2016: “Farmers...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement in observance of National Agriculture Day: “As we recognize National Agriculture Day, we...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of senators in a letter urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia...
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February 24, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Introduces Farmer from Iowa to Testify Before the Agriculture Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced Iowa farmer Mr. Clay Mitchell to testify before the first Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee... -
February 23, 2015
Sen. Joni Ernst Invites EPA Administrator to Iowa
“It is critical to hear and see how your proposed changes to WOTUS and failure to put forth required levels for the RFS could, and have, impacted farmers, biofuel producers, and... -
February 23, 2015
Ernst invites EPA head to Iowa
Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, on Monday invited Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to visit Iowa to hear how...
