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October 04, 2017
Ernst Effort to Cut Former Presidents’ Perks Passes Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017 passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and... -
September 12, 2017
GOP senator calls for caps on ex-presidents' benefits
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has renewed her push to cap the benefits former United States presidents receive after leaving office, arguing that their... -
September 12, 2017
Ernst continues fight to cut costly presidential perks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCRG-TV9) -- U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has re-introduced the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017. This legislation reforms the outdated... -
September 07, 2017
Ernst Supports Relief for Hurricane Harvey Victims, Votes No on Debt Limit Increase
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after voting in favor of relief funding for victims of Hurricane Harvey, but against raising the... -
July 25, 2017
Ernst, Grassley, Franken Introduce Know Before You Owe Federal Student Loan Act of 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Sen. Joni Ernst, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and Sen. Al Franken today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the amount of information students... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike...
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June 28, 2017
FY ‘18 NDAA Includes 35 Ernst Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, announced the Fiscal Year 2018 National... -
June 14, 2017
Senators push bill to provide better military pay raises, salaries for senior enlisted
WASHINGTON — Frustrated over increasing issues with military salaries, a pair of senators on Wednesday will introduce new legislation to ensure “equal... -
June 14, 2017
Senators Push to End 'Discrepancies' in Enlisted Pay
Two senators on Wednesday introduced a bill aimed at boosting pay rates for enlisted personnel by requiring presidents to go by the Employment Cost Index in recommending... -
May 10, 2017
Ernst Emphasizes The Importance of Cedar Rapids Economy and The Need for Proper Flood Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, emphasized to the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers of the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led a bipartisan group of senators including Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer...
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March 30, 2017
Ernst Questions USAF Nominee on Cost-Savings and Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a combat veteran, questioned Dr. Heather A. Wilson, nominee to be Secretary... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, questioned the Commanding General and Chief of Engineers of...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Iowa lawmakers are taking their fight for federal funding for the Cedar Rapids flood project to the White House. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Joni...
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February 28, 2017
Senator Ernst Statement Following President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst tonight issued a statement following President Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress: “For the... -
February 16, 2017
Senator Joni Ernst on Mulvaney Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Mick Mulvaney to be Director of the Office of Management... -
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today met with President-elect Trump's nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), U.S. Representative John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney of...
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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
Ernst, Heitkamp Program Management Bill Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) released the following statements after their bipartisan legislation, the Program Management... -
December 09, 2016
Ernst Statement on Short Term Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in favor of the short term spending bill that funds the government...