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December 02, 2022
Millionaires Made Off with $264 Million in Jobless Benefits; Ernst-Tester Bill Would End This Welfare for the Wealthy
WASHINGTON – Nearly 20,000 individuals earning $1 million or more were paid $264 million in unemployment benefits in 2020, according to newly released data from the IRS. This... -
December 01, 2022
Ernst Joins Iowa Women Small Business Owners for Entrepreneurship Panel
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, participated in a panel on Wednesday with Iowa female entrepreneurs to... -
December 01, 2022
Ernst Statement on Senate Action to Prevent Rail Strike
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) issued the following statement with regard to the Senate’s action to prevent a rail strike: “The ongoing uncertainty... -
November 30, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Push to Bring E15 Certainty to the Pump
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined a bipartisan group of Midwest senators... -
November 28, 2022
Ernst Calls on White House to Reinstate Ban on ‘Risky Research’
WASHINGTON – Following reports of numerous undisclosed biolab accidents, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and her colleagues are demanding the White House reinstate a... -
November 28, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Leads Bipartisan Push for Pentagon to Transfer Armed Drones to Ukraine
WASHINGTON— The Pentagon has considered transferring armed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Ukraine since early summer, without final decision. In an effort to push the... -
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.),... -
November 18, 2022
Thanksgiving trimmings have a different meaning this year.
Pecan or pumpkin pie? Dark or light meat? Green bean casserole or mashed potatoes? These are typically the “tough” choices Iowans are forced to make each... -
November 17, 2022
Ahead of Thanksgiving, Ernst Calls Fowl on Bidenomics.
WASHINGTON— With Thanksgiving prices up 20 percent from last year, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) says Washington should stick a fork in the Democrats’... -
November 17, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Urge Biden Admin to Choose Less Burdensome, More Affordable Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON – On behalf of Iowa auto dealers and truck drivers across the country, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working to prevent the... -
November 15, 2022
As Iowa Harvest Wraps Up, Ernst Presses USDA Officials on Farm Bill Programs to Lower Energy Costs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, yesterday questioned the U.S.... -
November 14, 2022
On Behalf of Iowa Farmers, Ernst, Grassley Urge U.S. Trade Rep. to Intervene in Mexico’s Ban on American Corn
WASHINGTON – After hearing directly from Iowa farmers, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are... -
November 10, 2022
Ahead of Black Friday, Ernst, Grassley Demand FBI, ATF Properly Prepare for Influx of Legal Gun Purchases
WASHINGTON – Ahead of Black Friday, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are asking the Federal... -
November 07, 2022
Joni Ernst: It’s time to seriously address the fentanyl crisis.
“He was slumped over his bed when I opened the door… I screamed. Told my wife to call 911.” This is part of the heartbreaking story of a Des Moines father whose... -
November 03, 2022
During Veterans Small Business Week, Ernst Continues to Push Feds to Fulfill Commitment to Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business Owners
WASHINGTON – During Veterans Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is continuing her effort to ensure... -
October 27, 2022
Ernst Calls Out Biden DHS for Allowing Tens of Thousands of Unvetted Evacuees into the U.S.
WASHINGTON – After numerous failures on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to properly vet and screen Afghan evacuees arriving in the United States following... -
October 26, 2022
Ernst Gets USAID to Concede Staffing Shortages, Forces Agency to Accelerate Distribution of Humanitarian Aid Related to Ukraine Crisis
WASHINGTON – After a months long, aggressive oversight campaign of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) humanitarian response to Putin’s brutal... -
RED OAK, Iowa— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced today her office will be holding traveling office hours in every county throughout the state during the month of...
