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June 28, 2019
Ernst: ‘Iowa families shouldn’t have to choose between making a mortgage payment and purchasing their prescriptions’
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined Neil Cavuto on Fox Business to discuss her latest efforts to lower the price of prescription drugs for Iowa families, including... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has successfully advanced three pieces of legislation aimed at lowering the costs of prescription drugs through Senate committees, moving...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate, took to the Senate floor this week with a number of her fellow lawmakers to...
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WASHINGTON—After hearing from a number of Iowans at her 99 County Tour stops and town hall meetings who receive surprise medical bills in the mail, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA)...
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Ivanka Trump and Senator Joni Ernst discussing paid parental leave. WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) hosted a meeting with Ivanka Trump and other female Senators...
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May 20, 2019
Ernst Works to Improve Mitigation and Treatment of Blast Exposure Injuries in Servicemembers
WASHINGTON—Building off of her efforts from last Congress to support servicemembers impacted by traumatic brain injury (TBI), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female... -
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who is hearing from countless folks across Iowa on her 99 County Tour about the need to reduce the costs of prescription drugs, made...
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March 28, 2019
Ernst Works to Increase Access to Over-the-Counter Birth Control, Expand Health Care Choices for Women
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is introducing legislation to expand health care choices for women by increasing access to contraceptives over-the-counter (OTC)... -
Conservatives should cheer budget-neutral policies that give new parents the flexibility they deserve. Republican senators Joni Ernst of Iowa and Mike Lee of Utah recently...
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March 12, 2019
The Washington Post: How to provide paid family leave without further indebting the nation
One of the most significant stumbling blocks for many new families is the lack of paid family leave for new parents. Every parent knows that those first few weeks and months at... -
WASHINGTON – Just weeks into the new session of Congress, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is fighting to lower drug costs for Iowans, having already introduced and cosponsored...
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December 20, 2018
Joni Ernst Incentives and Victories - 2018
WASHINGTON – From her efforts to secure $117 million in federal funding for the Cedar Rapids flood mitigation project to successfully getting E15 year-round to watching the... -
December 19, 2018
AUDIO NEWS RELEASE (ANR): Senator Ernst Reflects on 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released audio of her year-end message highlighting her hard work for the people of Iowa over this past year. ... -
December 17, 2018
Ernst: “It is important that we protect people with pre-existing conditions, as we repeal and replace Obamacare.”
WASHINGTON - Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement today after a federal judge in Texas ruled Obamacare unconstitutional: “Too many Iowa families and... -
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation cosponsored by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief...
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November 09, 2018
Sens. Ernst and Grassley Seek Answers and Solutions from VA to Reduce Veteran Homelessness in Iowa
Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to Robert Wilkie, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, to better understand why... -
October 12, 2018
KIMT: Senators want investigation into polio-like sickness that has struck seven children
The U.S. Senators from Iowa and Minnesota are asking for an investigation into a rare polio-like illness that has infected seven children across both states. DFLers Amy Klobuchar... -
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Tina Smith (D-MN) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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IOWA CITY — U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley sent a letter Tuesday to the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System with questions about allegations of improperly...
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October 03, 2018
Senate Passes Opioid Legislation, Bill Includes Ernst-Led Provisions
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Senate passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which is a combination of the House and Senate opioid packages. This bill includes Senator...