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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless fighter for Iowa’s biofuel community, pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler today at...
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May 07, 2020
Ernst, Grassley, Bipartisan Senators Reject Legality of Waiving the RFS, Call on Administration to Protect Biofuels
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels community, is leading a bipartisan effort with Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Chuck Grassley... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), today successfully helped advance a major bipartisan package supporting our...
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RED OAK, Iowa—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels community, is continuing to fight for farmers and producers during the coronavirus pandemic....
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April 07, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Call for Relief for Iowa’s Biofuel Industry Negatively Impacted by COVID-19
RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, along with her Iowa colleague, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA),... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa biofuels, pressed the nominee for deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on March 11 to consider the nomination of Douglas Benevento to serve as deputy administrator of the U.S....
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WASHINGTON – With the U.S. Senate working on a bipartisan energy package this week, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee...
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February 27, 2020
Ernst Continues to Fight Relentlessly for Iowa’s Biofuels Community
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to fight relentlessly for the hardworking biofuels producers across Iowa. Most recently, Ernst and her colleague Senator Chuck... -
February 20, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Call for Prompt Biodiesel Tax Credit Processing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels producers, and her colleague Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), fought hard to include the... -
January 30, 2020
After Hearing from Iowa Farmers, Ernst Makes Their Voices Heard with Army Corps Leaders, Stresses Importance of Mississippi River Dredging Project
WASHINGTON – Having heard from a number of Iowa farmers, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) met with the Assistant Secretary of the Army, R.D. James—who oversees all aspects of the... -
January 28, 2020
Joni Ernst: New WOTUS rule is welcome news for Iowa farmers
In May 2015, former President Barack Obama ignored the legitimate concerns of Iowa’s farmers, manufacturers and small businesses and announced an egregious rule expanding the... -
January 23, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Laud Trump Administration Roll Back and Replacement of Obama’s Harmful WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and her fellow Iowan, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), are commending the... -
January 21, 2020
Ernst Commends USDA for Prioritizing Expansion of Ethanol, Biodiesel Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuels industry, is commending the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for working with... -
December 19, 2019
Ernst, Grassley Issue Statements on EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Rule
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), tireless advocates for Iowa’s renewable fuels industry, issued the following statements with regard to the... -
December 18, 2019
Ernst Bill Would Help Iowa Communities—Like Hamburg—Make Temporary Flood Protection Structures Permanent
WASHINGTON— In April 2019, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) chaired a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee field hearing in southwest Iowa where she questioned U.S. Army... -
November 18, 2019
Ernst, Grassley Press Federal Regulator to Ensure Adequate Delivery of Propane to Iowa
WASHINGTON – Amid consistent feedback from farmers, co-ops, and others around Iowa about an insufficient supply of liquid propane gas in the state, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA),... -
November 15, 2019
Ernst Continues Pushing EPA to Uphold the RFS
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with a group of Midwest Senators, renewed her recommendations to the Trump Administration with respect to the... -
November 07, 2019
Iowa Leaders to EPA: Uphold the RFS, Provide Certainty for Iowa Farmers and Producers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, have submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... -
October 28, 2019
Ernst Presses Army Corps for Update on Flood Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing last week, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a native of Southwest Iowa, continued to press the Army Corps of...
