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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... -
February 15, 2022
Ernst Urges Biden Administration to Reduce Reliance on “Autocratic Thug” Putin for Energy
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, slammed President Biden for increasing America’s... -
February 04, 2022
Ernst Joins Entire Republican Conference in Fight to Stop Resurrection of WOTUS Overreach
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of both the Senate Agriculture and Environment and Public Works Committees, joined the entire Senate Republican Conference... -
February 01, 2022
Ernst Joins Grassley, Democrats, Republicans in Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and several other Democrats and... -
January 13, 2022
As Congress Readies New Waterway Projects, Ernst Urges Iowa Priorities Be Included, Transparency About Costs
WASHINGTON—As Congress begins developing the next major water resources package, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee... -
January 04, 2022
In 2021, Ernst Continued to Fight, Deliver for Iowans
WASHINGTON—From successfully pushing for a new memorial on our National Mall honoring our Global War on Terrorism veterans, to working tenaciously to get answers about the origins... -
December 14, 2021
Following Biden’s Move to Slash Biofuel Demand, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Certainty to Biofuel Producers
WASHINGTON—Following President Biden’s unprecedented move to roll back 2020 RVOs and lower 2021 RVOs that strip out billions of gallons of demand, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)... -
November 02, 2021
Ernst Demands Transparency on Emissions Used to Transport Biden, Cabinet to and from U.N. Climate Summit
WASHINGTON—As President Biden, his cabinet members, and high-ranking Administration officials continue their war on U.S. fossil fuels, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is calling... -
October 29, 2021
Joni Ernst: President Biden’s misguided policies could leave much of the country in the dark and out in the cold this winter.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this coming winter could be one of the longest and coldest we’ve seen in years. But that’s not the only thought that should send a chill down... -
October 27, 2021
Ernst Highlights Iowans Impacted by Biden’s Inflation, Energy Crisis
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today called attention to Iowans impacted by the rampant inflation and rising energy costs caused by the Biden Administration’s... -
October 20, 2021
Ernst Presses EPA for Answers on WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON—As the Biden Administration continues its efforts to re-write the previous administration’s commonsense Navigable Waters Protection Rule, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst...
