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September 28, 2021
Ernst: The Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Left America Less Safe
WASHINGTON—Continuing her questioning of top Pentagon officials at today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) pressed Chairman of the Joint... -
September 28, 2021
Ernst: “This was not a conditions based withdrawal.”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a former company commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom, today pressed top military officials Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin,... -
September 27, 2021
Ernst Joins America Reports to Discuss Ongoing Border Crisis, Push for Answers on Biden’s Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the first female combat veteran elected to the Senate, joined John Roberts and... -
September 21, 2021
Ernst: Iowans Disapprove of President Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal, Tax-and-Spending Spree
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today said that Iowans disapprove of President Biden’s hasty and haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan that left Americans and our... -
September 21, 2021
After Bipartisan Bill is Blocked on Senate Floor, Ernst, Hassan Continue Push for Global War on Terrorism Memorial
WASHINGTON—After their bipartisan bill was blocked on the Senate floor, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran of the Global War on Terrorism, and Maggie Hassan... -
September 15, 2021
ICYMI: Ernst Spearheads Effort to Designate Taliban a Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in urging the Biden... -
September 15, 2021
Ernst Leads Call to Biden Admin: Designate Taliban a Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terrorism and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led her colleagues in calling on the Biden... -
September 14, 2021
On the Heels of Completing 99 County Tour, Ernst Says Iowans Concerned by Democrats’ Reckless Spending, Afghanistan Disaster
WASHINGTON—On the heels of completing her seventh annual 99 County Tour, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today said that Iowans are concerned by the Democrats’ reckless... -
September 10, 2021
Sen. Joni Ernst: We Cannot Change the Past, but We Must Learn From It
Twenty years ago, on a bright, clear-skied September morning, our nation was attacked. Many of us probably remember where we were on that fateful, horrific day. I know I do. That... -
September 10, 2021
Joni Ernst: Now More Than Ever, Our Global War on Terrorism Veterans Deserve Recognition
As a company commander who served in Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom—and someone who spent 23 years of my life serving in the United States military alongside some... -
September 10, 2021
Sen. Joni Ernst: Twenty years after 9/11, we still feel pain but we also feel hope
A few months ago, my daughter and I visited the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in New York City. The flood of emotions was overwhelming. Walking between the footprints... -
September 09, 2021
Ernst Joins Calls for Hearings on Biden’s Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate and a Global War on Terror veteran is joining fellow Senate Armed... -
September 03, 2021
Joni Ernst: The Afghanistan withdrawal has been a disaster. Here’s what the Biden Administration needs to do now.
Earlier this week, the American people faced a surreal and gut-wrenching reality—America left our own behind. The president broke a promise to our citizens and to those who bravely... -
September 02, 2021
Ernst, Colleagues Press Biden on Americans, Allies Left in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate, today joined her colleagues in pressing the Biden Administration on details... -
September 01, 2021
Ernst Joins GMA3 on Afghanistan
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Veteran of the Global War on Terror, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), joined Amy Robach on Good Morning America 3rd Hour today to discuss her reaction to President... -
August 31, 2021
Ernst, Hassan to VA: Quickly develop comprehensive outreach plan to connect Afghanistan, Global War on Terrorism veterans to benefits, services
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terror, and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), are leading a bipartisan group of 33 Senators calling on the... -
August 30, 2021
Ernst: “America left our own behind.”
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)—the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, a veteran of the Global War on Terror, and a member of the... -
August 26, 2021
Ernst Statement on Deadly Attacks in Kabul
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)—the first female combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, a veteran of the Global War on Terror, and a member of the... -
August 22, 2021
Ernst Joins ABC This Week to Discuss Afghanistan
RED OAK, Iowa—Combat veteran and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Martha Raddatz on ABC This Week to discuss the situation... -
August 19, 2021
Ernst to President Biden: Devote “All Means Necessary” to Evacuate Americans, Eligible Partners from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a veteran of the Global War on Terror and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is urging President Joe Biden to fulfill his...
