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February 28, 2017
Senator Ernst Statement Following President Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst tonight issued a statement following President Donald Trump’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress: “For the... -
February 15, 2017
Chairman Ernst Convenes First Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee Hearing of the 115th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services' Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, convened the first hearing of the... -
February 09, 2017
Ernst Joins Group of Senators in Urging Administration to Pursue a Tough Russia Policy
Washington – U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) along with Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Todd Young (R-IN), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Joni Ernst... -
February 06, 2017
Ernst-Coons-Fischer-Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Track National Guard Cyber Capabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chairman of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee on the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Chris... -
February 01, 2017
Ernst Supports Tillerson for Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State: “As the... -
January 30, 2017
Ernst Statement on President Trump's Executive Order "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States"
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's Executive Order "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry... -
January 27, 2017
Ernst Leads Senators in Letter to Army Chief of Staff On Polymer Ammunition Magazines for Army Rifles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jim Inhofe... -
January 25, 2017
President’s Executive Orders Include Part of Sarah’s Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst today issued the following statement on President Trump’s executive orders to secure our borders and protect U.S. citizens: “We must... -
January 23, 2017
Senate Confirms Pompeo for CIA Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Congressman Mike Pompeo to be Director of the... -
January 20, 2017
Senate Confirms First Cabinet Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed its first two nominees for President Trump’s cabinet:... -
January 06, 2017
Nebraska, Iowa lawmakers reintroduce bill named for Sarah Root, who was killed by driver in U.S. illegally
By Joseph Morton WASHINGTON — Nebraska and Iowa lawmakers reintroduced legislation Thursday named for Sarah Root, the young Iowa woman killed last year in Omaha by a driver... -
January 05, 2017
Iowa and Nebraska Senators Lead Way in Re-Introducing Sarah’s Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Ben Sasse (R-NE), today re-introduced Sarah’s Law –... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today met with President-elect Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security nominee, retired General John Kelly. Following the...
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December 23, 2016
Ernst Highlights 2016 Initiatives and Victories Led on Behalf of Iowans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After traveling the state and hearing from Iowans firsthand on her second 99 county tour as Iowa’s U.S. Senator, Joni Ernst (R-IA) has worked to turn that... -
December 12, 2016
Ernst Statement on General Kelly
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued a statement today following... -
November 26, 2016
Sen. Ernst Statement on Fidel Castro
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued the following statement on the death of Fidel Castro: "The death of Fidel Castro brings about new opportunity... -
November 24, 2016
Senators Visit With Troops in Afghanistan, Qatar
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and John Barrasso (R-WY) departed from Afghanistan and Qatar today after spending Thanksgiving with... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst sent a letter today to President Obama ahead of his upcoming trip to Peru underscoring her concerns over the growing influence of...
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November 02, 2016
Sen. Ernst Issues Statement on Loss of Two Iowa Police Officers Killed in Line of Duty
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) issued the following statement on the loss of two Iowa police officers who were killed in the line of duty, in an apparent ambush... -
October 20, 2016
Ernst Expresses Disappointment in Administration’s Continued Failure to Put Forward a Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Terrorists’ Use of Social Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the White House's release of an updated “Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United...