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May 04, 2023
Ernst Fights for Accountability in Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting
WASHINGTON — Despite strong public opposition, the Biden administration is allowing federal agencies to continue awarding contracts to ineligible entities “self-certifying” as... -
WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration ignores existing laws meant to limit unnecessary and costly burdens on small businesses, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading the...
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, slammed Biden bureaucrats for skirting the law by ignoring the...
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May 01, 2023
Ernst: Support a Small Business Today!
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, urged Iowans to shop small in support of National Small Business... -
April 27, 2023
Ernst Holds the Line: No SBA Reauthorization Until Risky and Expansive Lending Rules are Addressed
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, called out Biden’s Small Business Administration (SBA) for working to... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Schumacher Elevator...
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April 20, 2023
Ernst, Hassan Work to Stop the “Non-Cents,” Save Millions Annually by Changing Coin Composition
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) reintroduced a bipartisan effort to allow the U.S. Mint to adjust the metal content of circulating... -
April 20, 2023
Ernst, Tester Fight for Families to Get A Fair Shot in Financial Aid Regardless of Farm, Small Business Ownership
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Montana) introduced the Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act to reverse recent changes to the Free... -
WASHINGTON – As Americans file their taxes and funnel more of their hard-earned dollars into government coffers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced the Small Business of the Week: Dirt Road Candle...
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WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, reacted to a recent report from the Department of Defense (DoD) which...
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RED OAK, Iowa – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, visited Primrose in Adams County and named it the Small...
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WASHINGTON — The Senate could soon take up an effort to overturn President Biden’s burdensome Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, a rule that will negatively impact an...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) supported a bipartisan effort to overturn the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The resolution,...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced the Small Business of the Week: Legacy Manufacturing....
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March 22, 2023
Ernst Demands SBA Prioritize Fraud Detection and Prevention in the Wake of Massive PPP Theft
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, questioned Small Business Administration (SBA)... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced the Small Business of the Week: Jerald Sulky Company of...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Big River Packaging....
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March 08, 2023
Ranking Member Ernst Urges SBA Nominee to Address Fraud, Cut Red Tape, Support Rural Communities
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, co-led the first committee hearing of the year.... -
March 06, 2023
After Continued Pressure from Ernst, USTR Finally Takes Action on Mexico’s Ban on U.S. Corn
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, successfully forced the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to engage with Mexico...
