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June 26, 2018
Statement and Resources for Iowa Flooding
“With flooding across our state, Governor Reynolds and local first responders are working hard to get communities resources they need. I share Governor Reynolds commitment to... -
June 20, 2018
Senator Ernst Pushes EPA Nominees to “Keep their Word”
WASHINGTON – During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) said that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has made “questionable... -
WASHINGTON – On the ten year anniversary of the historic Cedar Rapids flood, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) recognized how the community came together to help rebuild, and called...
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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, praised the Committee’s passage of the America’s Water Infrastructure...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, praised the Committee’s passage of the America’s Water...
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May 21, 2018
Good news for ethanol industry
Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst, the two Republicans who represent the Hawkeye State in the United States Senate, are both strong champions of Iowa’s evolving ethanol... -
May 08, 2018
Ernst Comments on White House RFS Meeting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued a statement following today’s meeting at the White House on the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “Today, the... -
April 30, 2018
Ernst, Bipartisan Group of Senators Continue Push For Year Round Waiver for E-15 in Letter to Pruitt
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Mike... -
At Tuesday’s Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on The State of Rural America, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned U.S. Department of...
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Iowa Senator Joni Ernst took her concerns about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s handling of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to a Senate Ag Committee hearing Tuesday....
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WASHINGTON – At today’s Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on The State of Rural America, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) questioned U.S. Department of...
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April 19, 2018
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Requesting EPA Cease Issuing RFS ‘Hardship’ Waivers and Disclose Information to Congress
Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined a group of 13 bipartisan senators in a letter led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to EPA... -
April 17, 2018
Ernst Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Requesting EPA Cease Issuing RFS ‘Hardship’ Waivers and Disclose Information to Congress
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined a group of 13 bipartisan senators in a letter led by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to... -
April 17, 2018
Iowa senators, other lawmakers: RFS waivers violate the law
More than a dozen senators have written to the Environmental Protection Agency, demanding to know which refineries were given waivers from the requirements of the Renewable Fuel... -
Pruitt’s EPA Again Admits RFS Compliance Doesn’t Hurt Small Refiners Secret EPA ‘Hardship’ Waivers for Multibillion Dollar Oil Companies Threaten to...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry,...
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WASHINGTON — Meeting Thursday with agriculture interests including Iowa’s Republican governor and senators, President Donald Trump said his administration may allow the...
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Grassley, Ernst among lawmakers urge president to stop exemptions NEW YORK — Five Republican senators on Monday called on President Donald Trump to temporarily halt the use...
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March 30, 2018
Ernst visits Cherokee lab
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak) visited Cherokee this week and while here took a tour of the Foundation Analytical Laboratory on Tuesday afternoon. During Ersnt’s guided... -
March 20, 2018
MIDWEST SENATORS WRITE TRUMP OPPOSING ANY RIN WAIVER CAP
A group of Midwest Senators is urging President Trump to oppose capping Renewable Identification Numbers, or RIN prices, as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Joni Ernst and...