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October 18, 2019
Senator Ernst Presses USDA on Efforts to Increase Access to Biofuels
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development and a champion for the biofuels industry, today pressed... -
RED OAK, Iowa—Growth Energy, a leading trade association representing the biofuels industry, has awarded U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) the 2019 “Fueling Growth” award for the...
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October 07, 2019
Iowans, Biofuels Leaders Praise Ernst for Fighting on Behalf of Farmers and Producers
RED OAK, Iowa—Following the Trump Administration’s announcement on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) last week, Iowans and leaders in the biofuels industry praised the efforts of... -
October 04, 2019
Ernst: Iowa’s Farmers and Biofuels Producers Have Been Heard
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy and member of the Senate Environment and Public Works... -
September 18, 2019
Ernst Applauds Trump Admin Scrapping Obama’s WOTUS Rule, Calls on Congress to Codify Reasonable Definition
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, thanked the Trump Administration for finalizing the rollback of the... -
September 12, 2019
Ernst: We’re getting Washington’s hands out of Iowans’ lives by scrapping Obama’s WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, applauded the Trump Administration for following through on... -
September 12, 2019
Ernst Brings Iowans’ Voices to Washington: Uphold the RFS, Lower Costs of Health Care, Pass the USMCA
WASHINGTON—Following a month of traveling across Iowa on her 99 County Tour, hearing from Iowans in every corner of the state, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is continuing to bring... -
August 12, 2019
Kicking Off Wind Week, Ernst Introduces Legislation Incentivizing Wind Energy Jobs and Development
WASHINGTON – As American Wind Week kicks off, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has introduced bipartisan legislation to help incentivize and promote the development of wind... -
August 10, 2019
Ernst Statement on EPA Small Refinery Exemptions and Application Denials Announcement
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection... -
July 30, 2019
Ernst Scores Wins for Iowa in Historic Bipartisan Transportation Infrastructure Package
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), praised the Committee’s unanimous passage of America’s... -
July 09, 2019
The Ripon Advance: EPA’s proposed volume standards don’t consider impact of certain exemptions, says Ernst
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is not satisfied with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to set a minimum amount of renewable fuels that would be supplied to the... -
July 05, 2019
Ernst on Proposed RVO Rule: EPA Doesn’t Account for Iowa Ethanol Lost to ‘So-Called’ Small Refinery Exemptions
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy and Rural Development and a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works... -
Winning a rule change to allow the year-round sale of the E15 blend was a “tremendous boon” to Iowa corn and ethanol producers, “but it’s not the end of the...
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June 19, 2019
Ernst Pushes for Efficient and Effective Disaster Assistance for Iowa’s Businesses, Homeowners Impacted by Flooding
WASHINGTON—Building on her efforts to provide assistance to Iowans devastated by flooding this spring, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) chaired today’s Senate Small Business and... -
June 18, 2019
Ernst Pushes for Army Corps to Prioritize Flood Control, Give Iowans a Stronger Voice in Decision-Making
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is pushing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to put a greater emphasis on flood control and give Iowans more of a voice in the... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to be a strong voice for Iowa farmers and ethanol producers, this time pushing bipartisan legislation that will bring greater...
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June 13, 2019
Ernst Continues to Fight for Iowa Farmers and Landowners Harmed by Obama-Era WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has fought hard to get rid of the overly burdensome, Obama-era 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule that gave the federal... -
June 11, 2019
Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, and Gov. Kim Reynolds: Trump kept his promise to farmers on year-round ethanol
Politicians love to talk about farmers, often invoking images of families waving American flags by sun-soaked corn fields. They pledge their commitment to Rural America, but often... -
Rural America is the backbone of our great nation, and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been a boon for so many of Iowa’s corn growers and ethanol producers. It’s...
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May 09, 2019
VIDEO: Ernst Gets Updates from Army Corps on Southwest Iowa Levee Repairs in Response to Her Field Hearing Last Month
WASHINGTON – At an oversight hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned Corps officials on the recovery effort and their...
