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December 17, 2024
Ernst Demands Transparency from FEMA After Disaster Relief Mismanagement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is raising concerns about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) recent Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) spending sprees. While... -
December 16, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Elliott Art Studio
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Elliott Art Studio of... -
December 13, 2024
Ernst Demands Biden Halt Lame Duck Spending Spree
WASHINGTON – After Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her goal is to spend every single dollar in the CHIPS for America program before President-elect Donald Trump takes... -
December 13, 2024
Ernst Pushes EPA for Answers on Used Cooking Oil Imports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) led their colleagues in demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the... -
December 12, 2024
Ernst-Supported FAFSA Bill Becomes Law
WASHINGTON – The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Deadline Act, which U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) cosponsored, has become law. This legislation requires the... -
December 11, 2024
Ernst: Getting Remote Bureaucrats Back to Work
WASHINGTON – After unveiling a detailed report showing how federal bureaucrats have abused telework and locality pay to fleece taxpayers out of billions of dollars, Senator Joni... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) called for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to support commerce on the Missouri River instead of...
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December 10, 2024
Ernst: A Bureaucrat Christmas Carol
WASHINGTON – As bureaucrats ask Santa for permanent remote work, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) telework report proclaimed, ‘tis the season to deck the halls with federal... -
December 10, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sully Locker & Market
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Sully Locker & Market... -
WASHINGTON – The Senate passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to expand access to broadband in rural areas and ease the...
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December 09, 2024
Ernst Statement on Pete Hegseth
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a combat veteran, issued the following statement: “I appreciate Pete Hegseth’s... -
December 05, 2024
Ernst Statement on President Trump’s Nomination of Kelly Loeffler to be SBA Administrator
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), incoming Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the... -
December 05, 2024
Ernst Unveils Plan to Slash Federal Bureaucracy and End Telework Abuse
WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair and Founder of the Senate DOGE Caucus, unveiled a detailed report showing how federal bureaucrats have abused telework and... -
December 02, 2024
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Bakery Unlimited
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Bakery Unlimited of... -
WASHINGTON – In response to the tragic news that Iran-backed Hamas has killed American hostage Omer Neutra, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “As a...
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WASHINGTON – In response to the tragic news that Iran-backed Hamas has killed American hostage Omer Neutra, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement: “As a...
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November 27, 2024
Let’s Talk Turkey!
My fellow Iowans sent me to the Senate ten years ago to make the porkers squeal. It’s been a very lonely fight. Even in this era of political polarization, Democrats and... -
November 27, 2024
Ernst, Hassan Strengthen Criminal Penalties for Violent Crimes Directed by Foreign Adversaries
WASHINGTON – After reports of criminals that Iran recruited to help carry out violent crimes and assassinations against U.S. citizens, including President Trump, U.S. Senators Joni... -
November 26, 2024
Ernst Lays Out Thanksgiving Menu to Carve up $2 Trillion in Waste
WASHINGTON – As Americans sit down for Thanksgiving this week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is providing the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency... -
November 25, 2024
November 2024 Squeal Award - Let's Talk Turkey