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October 03, 2018
Ernst and Grassley Seek Proper Care for Iowa Veterans
WASHINGTON – Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter yesterday to the Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System seeking answers to ensure Iowa... -
September 18, 2018
Bipartisan Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis Passes Senate with Ernst Support, Includes the Senator’s AIDD Act
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, which included Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) legislation, Access to Increased Drug... -
September 18, 2018
Ernst on the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act: “This is a win-win for Iowa consumers and pharmacists”
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement: “Iowans, and all... -
August 23, 2018
Senators Ernst and Baldwin Introduce Bipartisan Reform to Ensure Coverage for Children Born with Congenital Anomalies or Birth Defects
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation today to ensure health insurance coverage for needed treatments and... -
June 21, 2018
Ernst, Grassley Meet with Ambassador Branstad
WASHINGTON – Iowa’s U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley met with U.S. Ambassador to China and former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad yesterday in Washington, D.C. The discussion... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) attended the presidential signing of the VA MISSION Act, bipartisan legislation that improves veterans’ access to health care...
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May 23, 2018
Ernst Applauds Passage of VA MISSION Act
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) applauded the Senate’s passage of the VA MISSION Act, bipartisan legislation that improves veterans’ access to health care... -
Farmers take their lives at a rate higher than any other occupation, and at twice the rate of military veterans. Two bills to help farmers were included in the federal farm bill n...
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WASHINGTON – Ahead of tomorrow’s vote in the Senate on the VA MISSION Act, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling on her...
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May 21, 2018
Ag suicide on rise; bill could save lives
The lives of your friends and neighbors may be at risk. Last year, Jeremy Wolf decided to get out of farming. He set the end of this year as his target date. I learned... -
May 20, 2018
Ernst and Warren Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Servicemember Blast Exposure Injury Prevention
United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the bipartisan Blast Exposure and Brain Injury Prevention Act of 2018. The... -
May 18, 2018
Ernst and Warren Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Servicemember Blast Exposure Injury Prevention
Bill Text | One Pager Washington, DC - United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the bipartisan Blast Exposure and Brain Injury... -
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural...
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It’s no secret that opioid abuse has become a major problem in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that two-thirds of drug...
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April 23, 2018
Rural mental support legislation introduced in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – RuU.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on... -
Iowa’s Joni Ernst is among a group of bipartisan U.S. Senators who have introduced legislation to provide more federal money for mental health services to rural...
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April 21, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst Offer Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and... -
April 20, 2018
Mental health crisis addressed in FARMERS FIRST Act
The mental health crisis in rural America is being addressed in Washington D.C. thanks to two U.S. senators. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) have... -
April 20, 2018
Putting Farmers First
Senators introduce the Farmers First Act to provide mental health support for farmers, ranchers. Two Midwestern senators have introduced a bill to provide the nation’s... -
April 20, 2018
Ernst, Grassley Lead Members of Iowa Delegation in Letter Urging CMS to Repeal Guidance Hindering Iowa’s Individual Market
Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, along with Congressmen Steve King (IA-04), David Young (IA-03), and Rod Blum (IA-01), sent a letter to the Centers for...