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April 06, 2016
Sen. Joni Ernst Delivers Opening Remarks at Senate Ag Subcommittee Hearing on USDA Rural Development Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today delivered the... -
April 04, 2016
Ernst Supports Protections for Trade Secrets
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a co-sponsor of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, today released the following statement following strong, bipartisan... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, today led a bipartisan letter co-signed by U.S. Senators...
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March 24, 2016
Sen. Joni Ernst to Chair Senate Subcommittee Hearing on USDA Rural Development Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, will... -
By Gene Lucht U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is now in her second year serving in Congress. Ernst is the first woman elected to Congress from Iowa, and as a rural resident and a...
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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) made the following comments in honor of National Agriculture Week (March 13-19, 2016) and National Agriculture Day (March 15, 2016), which appeared...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan Biotechnology Labeling Solutions bill:...
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As published in: Independent Journal Review Agriculture is the foundation of our national economy, and Iowa plays an important role in ensuring folks across the country and around...
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March 15, 2016
Let’s keep our focus on the next generation in agriculture
As publish in: Iowa Spokesman As we recognize National Agriculture Day, we are provided with an opportunity to reflect on the state of agriculture here in Iowa, the nation, and the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Agriculture Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Markup, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today voted in support of Committee Chairman Pat...
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February 19, 2016
Ernst Statement on Dow-DuPont Merger Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement following news that the agricultural company that will emerge from the Dow-DuPont merger will not... -
January 31, 2016
Joni Ernst speaks on agricultural issues
By Stephen Sealey OTTUMWA, Iowa — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was in Ottumwa Saturday morning, to talk about agricultural issues before the annual cow calf conference. She was... -
January 21, 2016
Ernst Participates in Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus Briefing with former Navy SEAL and Iowa Bison Farmer Jathan Chicoine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a founding member of the Senate’s bipartisan Post 9/11 Veterans Caucus, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today took part in the caucus’ “Veterans and... -
January 21, 2016
Ernst Urges Override of President Obama’s Veto of WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting to override President Obama’s veto of her bipartisan... -
January 19, 2016
Ernst Remains Committed to Scrapping WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after President Obama vetoed her bipartisan resolution of disapproval (S.J.... -
January 19, 2016
Ernst Joins Iowa Delegation Urging EPA to Set Strong Renewable Fuels Levels, Get RFS Back on Track
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined the entire Iowa congressional delegation, led by Iowa Congressman David Young, in calling on the Environmental... -
January 07, 2016
House to take up bill blocking EPA water rule
House Republicans will begin considering a bill next week to block implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule setting federal regulatory power over... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Calls Out EPA’s Illegal Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Rally Support for Harmful WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the “congressional watchdog”, issued a... -
December 15, 2015
Ernst Statement on COOL Retaliation Tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its official ruling on the level of... -
December 04, 2015
Ernst Disappointed with Final RFS Volume Requirements
“The Obama Administration is once again using the EPA to impose their agenda on hardworking Iowans by instituting biofuel volume requirements that are lower than originally...