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February 08, 2017
Ernst Highlights Flawed Cost-Benefit Metrics in Flood Mitigation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today emphasized to Anthony Pratt, Administrator, Delaware Department of... -
February 01, 2017
Ernst Expresses Disappointment in Democrats’ Refusal to Attend Committee Vote on Pruitt
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (EPW), today expressed her disappointment over her Democratic... -
January 24, 2017
Ernst Applauds Actions to Advance Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement following President Trump’s executive actions to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota... -
January 18, 2017
Ernst Continues Questioning of Pruitt at Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today continued her questioning of President-elect Trump's nominee... -
January 18, 2017
Ernst Questions Pruitt Over RFS at Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today questioned President-elect Trump's nominee for Administrator of the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today met with President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Energy, former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Following...
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January 12, 2017
Fischer, Ernst Introduce Senate Resolution Against “WOTUS”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, introduced a... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, today met with President-elect Trump's Administrator 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 21, 2016
Ernst Announces Committee Assignments for 115th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst announced her four Senate committee assignments for the 115th Congress. The Iowa Senator will serve on the following Senate... -
December 19, 2016
President Signs Water Infrastructure Bill into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued a statement after President Obama signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation (WIIN) into law, which... -
December 12, 2016
Ernst Provision Calling for Completion of Cedar Rapids Flood Control Project in Water Infrastructure Bill Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after her provision to urge the Army Corps of Engineers to complete the Cedar Rapids flood... -
December 02, 2016
Ernst Stresses Importance of Strong RFS for Rural Economies at Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management hearing entitled “Examining Two GAO Reports... -
November 30, 2016
Ernst Meets with Army Corps to Discuss Iowa Flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At her request, today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst met with the head of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to discuss and urge the prioritization for... -
November 23, 2016
Ernst on EPA Release of RFS Volume Requirements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their final Renewable Fuel... -
November 01, 2016
Ernst Statement on Federal Disaster Funding for Iowa Flooding in September and October
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released a statement after President Obama issued a federal disaster declaration for 19 counties in the... -
October 19, 2016
Ernst impressed with Heartland Power solar array
By Jim Cross ST. ANSGAR — As part of her 99-county tour of Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, paid a visit to St. Ansgar on Thursday, Oct.13. Specifically, Ernst visited with... -
October 18, 2016
Senator Ernst Meets With Students Learning About Wind Power
Estherville, Iowa - Senator Joni Ernst is making her way across Iowa, including paying a visit to Iowa Lakes Community College. As part of her 99 county tour, she toured the... -
October 11, 2016
Grassley, Ernst Press Army Corps of Engineers on Flawed Policy for Prioritizing Flood Control Projects
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst today pressed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to explain the flawed policy that leads to the downgrading of flood control... -
October 11, 2016
Grassley, Ernst press Corps for Cedar Rapids flood funding
By Joel Aschbrenner Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are pressing the Army Corps of Engineers to explain why cities like Cedar Rapids and Des Moines rank low on the priority...