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May 18, 2018
Ernst and Warren Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Servicemember Blast Exposure Injury Prevention
Bill Text | One Pager Washington, DC - United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the bipartisan Blast Exposure and Brain Injury... -
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural...
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It’s no secret that opioid abuse has become a major problem in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that two-thirds of drug...
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April 23, 2018
Rural mental support legislation introduced in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – RuU.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on... -
Iowa’s Joni Ernst is among a group of bipartisan U.S. Senators who have introduced legislation to provide more federal money for mental health services to rural...
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April 21, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst Offer Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development and... -
April 20, 2018
Mental health crisis addressed in FARMERS FIRST Act
The mental health crisis in rural America is being addressed in Washington D.C. thanks to two U.S. senators. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) have... -
April 20, 2018
Putting Farmers First
Senators introduce the Farmers First Act to provide mental health support for farmers, ranchers. Two Midwestern senators have introduced a bill to provide the nation’s... -
April 20, 2018
Ernst, Grassley Lead Members of Iowa Delegation in Letter Urging CMS to Repeal Guidance Hindering Iowa’s Individual Market
Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, along with Congressmen Steve King (IA-04), David Young (IA-03), and Rod Blum (IA-01), sent a letter to the Centers for... -
Senators Tammy Baldwin and Joni Ernst Thursday introduced legislation to fund the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. The two say the legislation will provide farmers with...
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April 19, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst Offer Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
**UPDATE** Since the press release was sent, the FARMERS FIRST Act has received additional support from: American Agri-Women National Farmers Union National Young Farmers... -
(Washington, D.C.) -- Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is co-sponsoring a bill that would attempt to curb the high suicide rate among agricultural workers. Ernst, along with Wisconsin...
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April 19, 2018
Baldwin, Ernst introduce bill to prevent farmer suicides
WASHINGTON (WBAY) - A new, bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at preventing farmer suicides. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) joined Joni Ernst... -
April 19, 2018
Farmers First legislation boon for struggling farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation... -
April 18, 2018
Ernst, Grassley Lead Members of Iowa Delegation in Letter Urging CMS to Repeal Guidance Hindering Iowa’s Individual Market
WASHINGTON – Today, Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley, along with Congressmen Steve King (IA-04), David Young (IA-03), and Rod Blum (IA-01), sent a letter to the... -
April 12, 2018
Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD) Act of 2018 .... -
April 11, 2018
Ernst, Grassley, Blumenthal Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Access to Increased Drug Disposal (AIDD)... -
April 05, 2018
Ernst hosts law enforcement roundtable discussion
Mental illness, data sharing, and gun violence are some of the issues discussed by law enforcement and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst during a roundtable discussion Thursday at Scott... -
April 05, 2018
Ernst sees federal dollars at work in new dental clinic
Community Health Centers of Southeastern Iowa expects to open the facility June 1 with two dentists. KEOKUK - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst continued her swing through southeast Iowa... -
March 07, 2018
Ernst, Colleagues Introduce the PACED ACT – Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act
Washington, D.C. – Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) along with Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), and David Perdue...
