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December 04, 2017
VETS Act Included In Senate Committee’s Caring For Our Veterans Act
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs passed legislation that includes the... -
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding a recent report in the Omaha World-Herald that...
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November 29, 2017
VETS Act Included In Senate Committee’s Caring For Our Veterans Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs passed legislation that includes... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regarding a recent report in the Omaha...
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U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment...
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November 11, 2017
SERVING HER COUNTRY: Ernst, first female combat veteran in U.S. Senate, recalls leading troops in Iraq
SIOUX CITY | Long before she had a chance to impact public policy affecting the U.S. military branches, Sen. Joni Ernst enrolled in the Iowa State University ROTC program... -
November 11, 2017
Meet US Marine Al Nelson, Iowa’s last 3-war veteran
Al Nelson, of Burlington, served in the Marines during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. On the 242nd anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gunnery Sgt. Alban... -
November 10, 2017
Veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam honored in southeast Iowa
A 91-year-old man from Burlington who is a veteran of three foreign wars was honored with a private ceremony today in the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. “I’m kind... -
November 10, 2017
World War II Veteran honored today on Marine Corps 242nd birthday
BURLINGTON, IA Kicking off Veterans Day weekend, a World War II hero honored today in Burlington, IA on Friday. 91-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Allen Nelson Jr. had himself a... -
November 10, 2017
Military experience changed her life, Ernst says at Veterans Day event
CEDAR RAPIDS — Sen. Joni Ernst wrote the names of two fellow soldiers killed in Afghanistan on stones that were part of a Veterans Day ceremony in Cedar Rapids Friday... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Military Sexual Assault...
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November 09, 2017
Ernst: Start now on memorial to honor current war's fallen
Greeting and visiting with Iowa veterans at our national war memorials in Washington, D.C., is without a doubt something I look forward to throughout the year. To see these humble... -
October 30, 2017
Grassley, Ernst Receive Response on Unauthorized Omaha VA Waitlist
WASHINGTON – Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst received a response from Veterans Affairs Department Secretary David Shulkin regarding an inquiry seeking information on... -
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Thursday, authored by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, intended to protect whistleblowers reporting on illicit activities within...
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October 26, 2017
Johnson, Ernst Whistleblower Protection Bill Signed by President
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran,... -
October 25, 2017
Senate Passes Ernst Resolution to Honor USS Forrestal Crew
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s Senate Resolution honoring the Sailors and Marines lost while fighting the 1967 fire onboard the USS Forrestal, and commemorating... -
October 19, 2017
Grassley, Ernst Seek VA Response on Reported Unauthorized Waiting List at VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa today asked the Department of Veterans Affairs for a response to a report in the Omaha World-Herald of... -
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is fighting to make it easier for veterans to access mental health treatment, while at the same time incentivizing the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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September 28, 2017
Ernst Continues Fight to Improve Mental Health Care for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, re-introduced the Prioritizing Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Care Act. This legislation provides veterans... -
September 12, 2017
Honor Flight: Vietnam veteran takes first plane ride since 1966
WASHINGTON, D.C. — John Brandt got a window seat. And that’s a good thing. The 74-year-old, and participant in the 19th Sullivan-Hartogh-Davis Cedar Valley Honor...