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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, applauded U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin’s announcement to discontinue...
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May 29, 2017
Pause and remember veterans on Memorial Day
This Memorial Day weekend, Iowans will gather at backyard barbecues with friends and family, and celebrate the beginning of summer. It is important that we do so, because one of... -
May 25, 2017
Johnson, Ernst Whistleblower Bill Passes Senate
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,... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, and Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Lisa...
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Joni Ernst arrived on Capitol Hill in 2015 best known for a pun-filled campaign commercial where she promised to “cut pork” like...
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United States Senator Joni Ernst recently re-introduced a bill to help veterans receive treatment through the internet. The Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017...
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April 25, 2017
Ernst, Hirono Continue Push for VETS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Veterans... -
April 25, 2017
Ernst, Manchin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Authorize Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize the Global War on Terrorism... -
April 25, 2017
Bills would expand VA telehealth services across state lines
WASHINGTON — Telehealth services for veterans have expanded dramatically in recent years, but a group of lawmakers worries that federal rules governing that remote... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to address the failures of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL)...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), combat veteran,...
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February 17, 2017
Ernst Calls on VA Secretary for Rationale Behind Use of Outdated and Duplicative Scheduling Program
WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin about the department’s recent... -
February 16, 2017
Blumenthal & Ernst Introduce Bill to Establish “Gold Star” Stamp, Honoring the Sacrifice of Families Who Have Lost a Loved One in Combat
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to issue the “Gold Star” stamp... -
February 13, 2017
Senator Joni Ernst Statement on Shulkin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Dr. David Shulkin to be Secretary of the... -
February 09, 2017
Senator Ernst to Hold Veterans Roundtable in Jackson County
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced she will hold a roundtable discussion in Jackson County with Iowa veterans and community leaders as part of her 99... -
January 27, 2017
Ernst meets with Nominee for VA Secretary, Dr. David Shulkin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, today met with President Trump's nominee to be Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Dr.... -
January 11, 2017
Ernst Statement on VA Secretary Nominee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran, issued a statement today following President-elect Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Dr.... -
December 23, 2016
Ernst Highlights 2016 Initiatives and Victories Led on Behalf of Iowans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After traveling the state and hearing from Iowans firsthand on her second 99 county tour as Iowa’s U.S. Senator, Joni Ernst (R-IA) has worked to turn that... -
December 16, 2016
Klobuchar, Ernst Bill to Cut Red Tape and Wait Times for Veterans Scheduling Appointments at VA Medical Facilities Signed into Law by President
A June 2014 internal audit by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that more than 120,000 veterans waited at least 90 days for appointments for health care or never... -
A June 2014 internal audit by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that more than 120,000 veterans waited at least 90 days for appointments for health care or never...
