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April 30, 2024
Ernst Remembers Colonel Ralph Puckett
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life and legacy of her mentor and Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Ralph Puckett, after... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a retired lieutenant colonel of the Iowa Army National Guard, paved the way for America to fully honor the life and legacy of Colonel...
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April 09, 2024
Ernst Honors the Life and Legacy of Colonel Ralph Puckett
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), an Army combat veteran, celebrated the legacy of Colonel Ralph Puckett, a Korean War veteran, member of the Army Ranger Regiment, and... -
WASHINGTON – As the Biden administration is reportedly leveraging resources and personnel at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to facilitate health care services to illegal...
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February 14, 2024
Ernst, Shaheen Call for Comprehensive Review of Veterans’ Small Business Lending Programs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Chair of the... -
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), senior members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called on the Department of Defense (DoD)...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate, is leading a bipartisan charge to amend military records of female...
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January 07, 2023
Bipartisan Ernst-Led Initiatives to Support Veterans Signed Into Law
RED OAK, Iowa – Three of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) initiatives to better support America’s veterans were recently signed into law. “Our veterans... -
April 28, 2022
Taking Resources Away from Vets to Fix Biden’s Border Crisis is Unfair, Bad Policy, Says Ernst
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, is pushing back against any potential plans by the Biden administration to use Department of Veterans Affairs... -
RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) and her colleagues in opposing any plans by the Biden administration to use...
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March 25, 2022
Ernst: Global War on Terrorism Memorial “will be a place of remembrance for everyone.”
WASHINGTON—After successfully getting her bipartisan effort to create a Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall signed into law, U.S. Senator... -
March 17, 2022
Celebrating the Future Global War on Terrorism Memorial She Championed, Ernst Joins Inaugural “Ruck the Reserve”
WASHINGTON—Marking her Global War on Terrorism Memorial legislation getting signed into law that paves the way for the upcoming construction of the memorial in our nation’s... -
WASHINGTON—As disturbing images surface in the wake of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran who served over 23 years in...
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February 04, 2022
Ernst Leads Effort to Honor Gold Star Families
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran, joined fellow member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), in leading an... -
February 02, 2022
Ernst, Duckworth Lead Bipartisan Effort to Help Servicemembers Succeed in Small Business, Entrepreneurship After the Military
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is partnering with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a... -
January 04, 2022
In 2021, Ernst Continued to Fight, Deliver for Iowans
WASHINGTON—From successfully pushing for a new memorial on our National Mall honoring our Global War on Terrorism veterans, to working tenaciously to get answers about the origins... -
WASHINGTON—After a years-long, hard fought effort, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) had her bipartisan legislation to build a memorial on the National Mall honoring the veterans of the...
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December 27, 2021
“It’s a Done Deal!” Ernst, Hassan Bill Creating Global War on Terrorism Memorial Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON—After a years-long, hard fought effort spearheaded by Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), today their bipartisan legislation to build a memorial on... -
December 15, 2021
Ernst Secures Critical Measures in Annual Defense Bill to Prevent Military Sexual Assault, Create Global War on Terrorism Memorial
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities (ETC), supported the... -
December 15, 2021
Ernst, Hassan Bill Creating Global War on Terrorism Memorial Passes Senate, Clears Way to Be Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – After a years-long, hard fought effort spearheaded by Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), today the Senate passed their bipartisan legislation to...
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