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February 09, 2023
Ernst Demands Biden EPA Remove Regulatory Barriers on Ethanol, Provide Certainty for Farmers and Consumers
WASHINGTON – As the 2023 summer driving season quickly approaches, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Biden administration demanding... -
November 30, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Push to Bring E15 Certainty to the Pump
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today joined a bipartisan group of Midwest senators... -
November 17, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Urge Biden Admin to Choose Less Burdensome, More Affordable Emissions Rule
WASHINGTON – On behalf of Iowa auto dealers and truck drivers across the country, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working to prevent the... -
August 19, 2022
VIDEO/PHOTO: Ernst Tours Cedar Rapids Flood Control Progress, Meets with Local Leaders
CEDAR RAPIDS – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today joined representatives from the City of Cedar Rapids,... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined her colleagues in an effort to shine a light...
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July 26, 2022
“A No-Brainer”: Ernst Joins Grassley on Bipartisan Push to Improve Vehicle Efficiency, Help Americans Save Money at the Pump
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in introducing the bipartisan and bicameral Next Generation Fuels Act, a... -
July 13, 2022
Biden’s Summer of Blackouts: Ernst Hammers Dems’ “Green” Fantasies Driving Energy Prices and Threatening Power Shortages
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling out the Biden administration for putting Americans at risk of wide-spread blackouts throughout the summer due to the... -
May 04, 2022
Ernst, Grassley Cement Sunshine Requirement, Iowa Priorities Into Water Resources Package
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the Senate’s leading foe of government waste and a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee,... -
April 12, 2022
After Months of Bipartisan Pressure Led by Ernst and Grassley, Biden Allows Access to E15 in Summer
RED OAK, Iowa – After months of bipartisan pressure led by U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate... -
April 06, 2022
Ernst Wants Clarity from Biden EPA Head on E15, WOTUS, Invites Him to Iowa to Speak with Farmers
WASHINGTON – With President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael Regan, testifying before the Senate today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today highlighted the impact of rising gas prices on Iowans, particularly folks in rural areas who often have a longer commute to...
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March 23, 2022
Sen. Joni Ernst: Energy security is national security
Those who occupy senior positions in the Biden administration are more out of touch with average Americans than ever. At a time when Americans are spending more money on food,... -
March 22, 2022
Ernst Takes Biden Admin to Task for Broken Promises to Rural America on Biofuel, Trade, Regulations
WASHINGTON – On National Agriculture Day, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took President Biden and his administration to task for their record of broken... -
March 15, 2022
Ernst Works to Push Back Against Federal Overreach, Require Transparency Surrounding Biden’s Environmental Concerns
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, is working to push back against burdensome federal overreach and... -
March 15, 2022
Ernst Slams Biden for “Gaslighting” the American People on Reasons for High Gas Prices
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed President Biden for skyrocketing fuel prices—citing his decisions to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, ban new drilling, and create... -
March 14, 2022
ICYMI: Ernst Calls for Admin to “Unleash Iowa Biofuel” Amid Record Gas Prices, Russian Oil Ban
WASHINGTON—As gas prices hit all-time record highs , U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling on President Biden to unleash Iowa biofuel immediately and to... -
After weeks of dragging their feet, and under bipartisan pressure, on Tuesday the Biden administration finally took steps to ban imports of oil and natural gas from Russia. As...
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WASHINGTON – At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) hearing this morning, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) pressed Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Secretary of...
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February 16, 2022
Ernst Backs Effort to Sanction Russia, Protect Ukraine Amid Putin’s Escalating Aggression
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in introducing... -
February 16, 2022
At Hearing, Ernst Sticks Up for Iowa Farmers, Biofuel: “A strong RFS supports rural America”
WASHINGTON—With the Biden administration continuing to go back on its word with a biofuel agenda amounting to ‘ promises made, promises broken,’ U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a...