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January 13, 2022
As Congress Readies New Waterway Projects, Ernst Urges Iowa Priorities Be Included, Transparency About Costs
WASHINGTON—As Congress begins developing the next major water resources package, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee... -
January 06, 2022
Ernst Urges Supreme Court to Take Case Against California’s Ban on Iowa Bacon, Other Ag Products
WASHINGTON—As the U.S. Supreme Court gets set to consider hearing a lawsuit against California’s extreme new law to effectively ban bacon and other animal agricultural products... -
January 04, 2022
In 2021, Ernst Continued to Fight, Deliver for Iowans
WASHINGTON—From successfully pushing for a new memorial on our National Mall honoring our Global War on Terrorism veterans, to working tenaciously to get answers about the origins... -
December 14, 2021
Following Biden’s Move to Slash Biofuel Demand, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Certainty to Biofuel Producers
WASHINGTON—Following President Biden’s unprecedented move to roll back 2020 RVOs and lower 2021 RVOs that strip out billions of gallons of demand, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)... -
December 10, 2021
Ernst, Grassley Call on Vilsack to Support Rural Broadband Programs, Remove Unnecessary Red Tape
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack sharing concerns with... -
December 10, 2021
Joni Ernst: Biden’s Biofuel Agenda Will Amount to ‘Promises Made, Promises Broken’
Every four years, Iowans have the unique opportunity to personally meet and vet the candidates vying for their party’s nomination to serve as the next President of the United... -
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committees, slammed President Biden’s decision to reopen the...
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November 17, 2021
Iowa Senators, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Independent Cattle Producers, Improve Market Transparency
WASHINGTON – Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and several colleagues today introduced legislation to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by... -
November 02, 2021
Ernst: “Food security is national security.”
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her fellow Iowan and Senate Agriculture Committee member, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), to discuss the growing risk of... -
October 26, 2021
Ernst ‘Circles Back’ on Request for Biden Meeting to Discuss Biofuel as a Clean, Reliable Energy Solution
WASHINGTON—Amid the ongoing energy crisis and skyrocketing inflation, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committees,... -
October 20, 2021
Ernst Presses EPA for Answers on WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON—As the Biden Administration continues its efforts to re-write the previous administration’s commonsense Navigable Waters Protection Rule, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of both the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Agriculture Committees, is leading seven of her Senate colleagues...
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September 07, 2021
‘That’s a Wrap!’: Ernst Finishes Up 99 County Tour for 2021
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Finishing up stop number 99 on the year in Sioux County, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) last week officially wrapped up her 99 County Tour for 2021, her... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is leading a bipartisan push to ensure contract swine growers get access to the...
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August 05, 2021
Banning Iowa Bacon? Ernst Says ‘No Way.’
WASHINGTON—As California moves to effectively ban bacon and other animal agriculture products, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is... -
July 29, 2021
Ernst Calls For Meeting With President Biden on Biofuel, RFS Enforcement, E15 Year-Round
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committees, joined several senators in calling for a meeting with... -
WASHINGTON—As hardworking families across Iowa and America continue to bear the brunt of rising costs and inflation, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)—a member of the Senate...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is blasting President Biden for his plan to hit family-owned businesses, farmers, and...
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July 15, 2021
Following Disappointing Circuit Court Decision on E15, Ernst Backs Effort to Expand Market for Biofuel Year-Round
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committees, is backing bipartisan legislation aimed at... -
June 30, 2021
As Biden Weighs “Bailouts” for Big Oil, Ernst Holds President Accountable for His Campaign Promises
RED OAK, Iowa – With reports indicating the Biden Administration is weighing bailouts for Big Oil and undermining the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
