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WASHINGTON – During National Agriculture Week, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling out the Biden administration's failure to prioritize trade. Ernst joined her colleagues in...
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March 13, 2024
Ernst Expands Investigation on Impact of USDA’s Telework
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s... -
March 05, 2024
Ernst Stands Up for Local Meat and Poultry Processors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... -
February 29, 2024
Ernst Calls on Vilsack to Conduct Critical USDA Oversight
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tom Vilsack on... -
February 22, 2024
Ernst Statement on EPA’s Final E15 Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final... -
February 15, 2024
Ernst Demands Answers for “Fowl” Play
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is demanding answers to why the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding a collaboration with a Chinese Communist... -
February 12, 2024
Ernst Fights for Farm Families Cut Out of College Aid
WASHINGTON – Considering the Department of Education’s (Ed) failure to provide farm families with transparency surrounding Ed’s botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal... -
February 05, 2024
Ernst Statement on Bill Northey’s Legacy
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement honoring the life of Iowan Bill Northey, who passed away today. “Bill Northey dedicated his life to Iowa... -
February 02, 2024
Ernst Works to Shut Down CCP-Linked Marijuana Farms
WASHINGTON – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Senator Angus King (I-Maine), Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Congressman Jared Golden (D-Maine), and Congressman David Valadao... -
February 01, 2024
Ernst Fighting Against Unfair FAFSA Changes for Iowa Farm Families
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) stood up for Iowa farm families who have been negatively impacted by the Biden administration’s botched student aid roll... -
February 01, 2024
Ernst and Grassley Release FAFSA Factsheet
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today published an FAQ-style factsheet on the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working to accelerate the...
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January 16, 2024
Ernst, Fetterman Protect Integrity of Eggs for Farmers, Consumers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the bipartisan Consistent Egg Labels Act to create clear guidelines for the Food and Drug... -
July 14, 2023
Ernst, Grassley Work to Protect Food Security
WASHINGTON – Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.),... -
WASHINGTON – Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, are taking action to overhaul the current system that...
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WASHINGTON – On behalf of families and dairy farmers, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are leading a...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Roger Marshall (R-Kans.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are co-leading the Ending Agricultural Trade...
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May 19, 2023
Ernst Fights to Protect the Food Supply
WASHINGTON —Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining a bipartisan effort to improve resources for animal disease preparedness, including Highly Pathogenic Avian... -
WASHINGTON – During Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are building off...
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April 13, 2023
Ernst, Grassley Showcase Iowa Agriculture, Host Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member Boozman
RED OAK, Iowa — On Wednesday, Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hosted Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) – ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee –...